13.6% ▲ +2.2%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Atherton · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Atherton
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in Atherton, where 37.3% of residents claim these roots. The area has a strong British and Irish heritage, though a notable 7.2% of the population identifies as Italian.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, at 37.3% and 36.4% respectively. Irish (12.4%) and Scottish (10.4%) roots are also common across the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
A higher proportion of people were born overseas compared to most similar areas, though the 13.6% figure is still far below the national rate of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (76.6%), followed by England, New Zealand, and Italy.
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 Atherton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30096/atherton/topic/ancestry-heritage