15.5% ▲ +18.7%
Lower than 73% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Mulgrave · State Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Mulgrave
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Most people in Mulgrave have roots in Australia and the British Isles, creating a community with strong ties to these origins. While the area remains predominantly Australian-born, the share of people born overseas has grown over the last decade.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common, accounting for 32.1% and 31.5% of residents respectively. Irish (9.2%), Scottish (8.3%) and Italian (5.7%) are also prominent in the area.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 15.5% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7% and well below Queensland's 22.7%. This proportion has risen 2.4 percentage points since 2011, with the most common birthplaces being Australia (76.4%), New Zealand (2.3%) and England (2.3%).
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 Mulgrave [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30060/mulgrave/topic/ancestry-heritage