12.7% ▲ +9.0%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Mossman · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Mossman
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Few changes have occurred in the ancestral roots of Mossman over the last decade. Local heritage remains dominated by Australian and English roots, which each account for 33.3% of the population. This stability is mirrored in the birthplace of residents, where the vast majority were born in Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are equally common here at 33.3% each. Other significant roots include Irish at 9.3%, Scottish at 8.1%, and Italian at 6.9%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 12.7% of people were born overseas, a figure that is far below the national average and well below the Queensland rate. Most residents were born in Australia (76.4%), followed by England at 3.1% and New Zealand at 2.6%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Mossman [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31929/mossman/topic/ancestry-heritage