10.1% ▼ -25.9%
Lower than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Moora · Urban Centre
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Strong British and Irish roots shape the identity of Moora, where most residents claim Australian or English ancestry. Very few people here were born outside Australia, making the town far less diverse than the state or national average.
The ancestries people most identify with.
About 39.7% of people identify as Australian and 37.8% as English. Other common ancestries include Scottish at 7.4% and Irish at 7.3%.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 10.1% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This proportion has fallen since 2011, and the vast majority of people here were born in Australia (76.1%).
10.1% ▼ -25.9%
Lower than 56% of urban centre areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Moora [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL515024/moora/topic/ancestry-heritage