22.6% ▲ +0.8%
Higher than 93% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Maleny · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Maleny
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly 50% of people in Maleny claim English ancestry, making it a defining trait for the area. The community has a strong British and Irish heritage, while roughly 23% of residents were born overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 49.1%, followed by Australian at 31.8% and Irish at 15.7%. Scottish and German heritage also feature in the local mix.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 22.6% of residents were born overseas, a figure that is about the same as the Queensland average and has barely changed since 2011. While 72.6% were born in Australia, England is the most common overseas birthplace at 7.9%.
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 Maleny [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315057/maleny/topic/ancestry-heritage