8.5% ▲ +21.9%
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Chinchilla · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Chinchilla
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian ancestry is the most common identity in Chinchilla, where 43% of residents claim this heritage. Most people here were born in Australia or have roots in the British Isles, creating a community with very few overseas-born residents compared to the rest of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is also common at 36%, followed by Irish (9.6%) and Scottish (8.8%) roots. German ancestry is shared by 8.2% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 8.5% of people were born overseas, a figure far below the national average of 27.7%. While this is much lower than most areas, the proportion of overseas-born residents has risen slightly since 2011.
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 Chinchilla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/307011172/chinchilla/topic/ancestry-heritage