17.6% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
St Mary · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in St Mary
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly half of the people in St Mary claim Australian ancestry, making it a primary cultural identity for the area. This reflects a strong connection to local roots, with 44.1% of residents identifying as Australian and 41.2% as English.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common, followed by Scottish and German at 8.8% each. No residents identified as having Irish ancestry.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 17.6% of people were born overseas, which is higher than in most similar areas, this figure is well below the Queensland rate and far below the national average.
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 St Mary [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32646/st-mary/topic/ancestry-heritage