13.0% ▲ +9.0%
Higher than 52% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Bundaberg · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Bundaberg
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common in Bundaberg, where 42.4% of people claim these roots. The area has a very strong connection to its colonial heritage and a small proportion of residents born overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most prominent, while Scottish, Irish, and German roots each account for between 8.6% and 10.4% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 13.0% of people in Bundaberg were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This percentage has risen slightly by 1.1 points since 2011, with the vast majority of residents (80.1%) born in Australia.
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 Bundaberg [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA31820/bundaberg/topic/ancestry-heritage