9.5% ▼ -16.5%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Townsville - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Townsville - South
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 9.5% of people in Townsville - South were born overseas, a figure that has fallen since 2011. This makes the area far more likely to be born in Australia than the state or national average. Most residents identify with British and Irish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian at 42.4% and English at 39.4%. Irish, Scottish and German roots are also frequently reported.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Far fewer people were born overseas here than in most other areas, at 9.5%, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. About 78.3% of the population was born in Australia, with England and New Zealand as 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 Townsville - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/318021489/townsville-south/topic/ancestry-heritage