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Ancestry & Birthplace in Mount Macarthur

Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.

Almost every resident in Mount Macarthur was born in Australia, making it a place with very little overseas influence. The local population is overwhelmingly of British and Irish descent, with Australian and English being the most common ancestries.

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📍 Mount Macarthur, Suburb / Locality

Where Mount Macarthur sits — People born overseas

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All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Mount Macarthur — lower than 99% of areas.

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4723, QLD 4.3%
Queensland 22.7%
Australia 27.7%

Ancestry

The ancestries people most identify with.

Most people claim Australian (61.3%) or English (45.2%) ancestry. Scottish and Irish roots are also common, accounting for 25.8% and 12.9% of the population.

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In Mount Macarthur, the largest group is Australian at 42%, followed by English (31%) and Scottish (18%).

Australian 61.3% English 45.2% Scottish 25.8% Irish 12.9%

Country of birth

Australia and the largest overseas communities.

No one in the area was born overseas, a figure far below the Queensland (22.7%) and national (27.7%) figures. This reflects the local breakdown, where 90.3% of people were born in Australia.

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In Mount Macarthur, Australia is the majority at 100%.

Australia 90.3%

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 Mount Macarthur [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31988/mount-macarthur/topic/ancestry-heritage