25.6% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
New Moonta · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in New Moonta
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over a quarter of the people in New Moonta were born overseas, making it much more diverse in origin than most similar areas. This international mix is reflected in the local heritage, where English and Australian ancestries are the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent at 46.2%, followed by Australian at 33.3% and Irish at 16.7%. German and Scottish roots are also present in the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 25.6% of residents were born outside Australia, which is a little above the Queensland figure of 22.7% and a little below the national average of 27.7%. Aside from those born in Australia, England is the most common birthplace at 7.7%.
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 New Moonta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32132/new-moonta/topic/ancestry-heritage