12.3% ▲ +6.4%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Chillingham · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Chillingham
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Chillingham compared to the rest of the state. Only 12.3% of residents were born outside Australia, which is a massive gap compared to the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. This makes the area much less diverse in terms of birthplace than the national average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common here at 53.9%, followed by Australian at 34.2%. Scottish, Irish, and German ancestries also make up a small part of the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
With 76.3% of people born in Australia, the overseas-born population is far below the national figure. Of those born abroad, England is the most common birthplace at 6.1%, followed by New Zealand at 2.6%.
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 Chillingham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10903/chillingham/topic/ancestry-heritage