9.2% ▼ -38.0%
Lower than 86% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Maryborough · Urban Area
Ancestry & Birthplace in Maryborough
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Maryborough than in most other similar areas. Only 9.2% of the population was born outside Australia, a figure that has fallen since 2011.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are English at 43.7% and Australian at 41.1%, followed by Scottish, Irish and German roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
At 9.2%, the share of overseas-born residents is far below the Queensland figure of 22.7% and the national figure of 27.7%. Most people here were born in Australia (84%), with the next most common birthplaces being England, New Zealand and the Philippines.
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 Maryborough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/3012/maryborough/topic/ancestry-heritage