24.6% ▲ +6.6%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 24.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Mountain Creek · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Mountain Creek
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far more people were born overseas in Mountain Creek than in most similar areas. While 24.6% of residents arrived from abroad, the area remains predominantly rooted in British and Irish heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 44.4%, followed by Australian at 35.4%. Scottish and Irish roots are also prominent, making up 11.4% and 10.9% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Almost a quarter of residents were born overseas, which is a little above the Queensland figure of 22.7% but well below the 27.7% national average. Most people were born in Australia (71.9%), with England (6.2%) and New Zealand (5.6%) being the most common overseas birthplaces.
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 Mountain Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32041/mountain-creek/topic/ancestry-heritage