14.0% ▲ +17.2%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Moresby · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Moresby
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A much smaller share of people were born overseas in Moresby compared to the state or national figures. While 14% of the population was born abroad, the area remains overwhelmingly rooted in traditional colonial heritages, with English and Australian ancestries dominating the profile.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common here, making up 44.8% and 43.9% of the population respectively. Scottish and Irish roots follow at 11.5% and 8.9%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 14% of residents were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the Western Australian figure of 32.2%. Most people were born in Australia (79.7%), followed by England at 5.4%.
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 Moresby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50996/moresby/topic/ancestry-heritage