14.2% ▲ +79.0%
Higher than 59% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Mackay · Urban Area
Ancestry & Birthplace in Mackay
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Strong British and Irish roots define the heritage of Mackay, where a high majority of residents claim these ancestral ties. While most people were born in Australia, the local community has become more diverse over the last decade.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 38.1% and 36.4% of the population respectively. Irish and Scottish roots follow at 10.7% and 10.4%, with German ancestry accounting for 6.1%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The share of people born overseas has risen 6.3 percentage points since 2011 to reach 14.2%, though this is still far below the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (77.5%), followed by New Zealand, the Philippines, and England.
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 Mackay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/3011/mackay/topic/ancestry-heritage