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Mapoon · Urban Centre

Ancestry & Birthplace in Mapoon

Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.

Australian is the most common ancestry in Mapoon (L), accounting for 4.2% of the population. The area is overwhelmingly born in Australia, with a very small number of residents arriving from overseas.

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📍 Mapoon, Urban Centre

Where Mapoon sits — People born overseas

1.6% ▼ -89.1%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Mapoon — lower than 99% of areas.

Mapoon1.6%
4874, QLD 7.8%
Queensland 22.7%
Australia 27.7%

Ancestry

The ancestries people most identify with.

People with Australian ancestry make up 4.2% of the population, followed by Scottish at 2.4% and English at 1.6%.

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In Mapoon, the largest group is Australian at 42%, followed by Scottish (23%) and English (16%).

Australian 4.2% Scottish 2.4% English 1.6% German 1.2% Irish 0.7%

Country of birth

Australia and the largest overseas communities.

Only 1.6% of people were born overseas, which is far below the Queensland figure of 22.7% and the national figure of 27.7%. This is among the lowest proportions at this level and has fallen 13 points since 2011.

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1.6% ▼ -89.1%

Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.

Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).

Country of birth

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In Mapoon, Australia is the majority at 99%; England is next at 1%.

Australia 87.3% England 0.9%

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Mapoon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322076/mapoon/topic/ancestry-heritage