25.6% ▲ +8.4%
Higher than 54% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Murrumba · State Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Murrumba
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than a quarter of people in Murrumba were born overseas, reflecting a growing international presence in the area. This mix of backgrounds is led by a strong connection to British Isles roots, with English and Australian ancestries being the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent at 38.5%, followed closely by Australian at 34.9%. Scottish and Irish roots are also common, making up 9.5% and 9.3% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 25.6% of residents were born overseas, a figure that rose 2.0 percentage points since 2011. This is a little above the Queensland figure but a little below the national average, with New Zealand and England being the most common birthplaces outside Australia.
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 Murrumba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30062/murrumba/topic/ancestry-heritage