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Cherbourg · Council (LGA)

Ancestry & Birthplace in Cherbourg

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

Zero per cent of people in Cherbourg were born overseas, making it one of the most Australian-born areas in the country. This rare level of birth-place uniformity defines the community, with almost every resident born within Australia.

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📍 Cherbourg, Council (LGA)

Where Cherbourg sits — People born overseas

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All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Cherbourg — lower than 99% of areas.

Cherbourg0.0%
Rest of Qld 18.4%
Queensland 22.7%
Australia 27.7%

Ancestry

The ancestries people most identify with.

Ancestry records for the area are very low for common groups, with only 1.3% of people claiming Australian ancestry and 0.9% claiming English ancestry.

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In Cherbourg, the largest group is Australian at 43%, followed by English (31%) and Scottish (14%).

Australian 1.3% English 0.9% Scottish 0.4% Irish 0.3%

Country of birth

Australia and the largest overseas communities.

The 0.0% of residents born overseas is far below the national figure of 27.7% and the Queensland figure of 22.7%. This has barely changed since 2011, with 97.5% of the population born in Australia.

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Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.

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

Country of birth

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In Cherbourg, Australia is the majority at 100%.

Australia 97.5%

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 Cherbourg [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA32330/cherbourg/topic/ancestry-heritage