14.0% ▲ +5.7%
Lower than 68% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Townsville · Sub-region (SA3)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Townsville
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common in Townsville, where 37.6% of people claim this heritage. The area has a very strong Australian connection, with a small proportion of residents born overseas compared to the rest of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are nearly equal at 37.1% and 37.6%. Other common roots include Irish (11.3%), Scottish (10.5%) and German (5.4%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 14.0% of people were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7% and well below Queensland's 22.7%. This figure has barely changed since 2011, with 78.7% of the population 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 Townsville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/31802/townsville/topic/ancestry-heritage