16.9% ▲ +5.2%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Mowbray · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Mowbray
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian ancestry is the most common heritage in Mowbray, claimed by 36.2% of the population. This local area has a strong connection to British and Irish roots, though it is far less diverse in terms of overseas birthplaces than the rest of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is nearly as common as Australian at 35.6%, followed by Irish at 10.8% and Scottish at 8.8%. Italian heritage also makes up a notable 5.5% of the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 16.9% of people were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas, this figure is well below the Queensland rate and far below the national average. Most residents were born here, with 69.9% born in Australia.
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 Mowbray [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32045/mowbray/topic/ancestry-heritage