7.0% ▼ -57.2%
Lower than 99% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 7.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Mirani · State Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Mirani
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower share of people were born overseas in Mirani compared to the rest of the country. Only 7% of residents were born outside Australia, which is a huge gap when compared to the national figure of 27.7%. Most people here identify with traditional British and Irish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries, making up 42.3% and 37.4% of the population respectively. Irish and Scottish roots follow at 9.7% each, while German ancestry accounts for 6.2%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 7% of residents were born overseas, a figure that is among the lowest for similar areas and fell by 9.3 points since 2011. The vast majority were born in Australia (82.1%), with small numbers from New Zealand, England, the Philippines, and South Africa.
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 Mirani [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30055/mirani/topic/ancestry-heritage