13.0% ▼ -25.4%
Higher than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Mossman · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Mossman
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common roots for people in Mossman, with English at 34.2% and Australian at 32.5%. While the area has a diverse mix of heritages, the proportion of people born overseas has fallen over the last decade.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Beyond English and Australian roots, about 9% of residents claim Irish ancestry, while Scottish and Italian ancestries each make up between 6% and 8% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 13% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the national figure and has fallen 4.4 percentage points since 2011. Most residents were born in Australia (76%), followed by England and New Zealand.
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 Mossman [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315068/mossman/topic/ancestry-heritage