7.0% ▲ +15.6%
Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 7.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Charters Towers · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Charters Towers
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A small increase in the overseas-born population has been seen in Charters Towers, where 7% of people were born abroad in 2021. The area remains overwhelmingly Australian-born, with the vast majority of residents claiming English, Irish or Scottish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian ancestry is the most common at 41%, followed by English at 35.7%. Other significant roots include Irish at 10.1%, Scottish at 8.6% and German at 4.5%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 7% of people were born overseas, a figure that rose slightly from 6% in 2011 but remains far below the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (79.1%), with New Zealand (1.6%) and England (1.2%) being the next most common birthplaces.
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 Charters Towers [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/318011462/charters-towers/topic/ancestry-heritage