16.1% ▲ +20.9%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Cardwell · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Cardwell
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 Cardwell, where 40.5% of residents claim these roots. The area has a strong connection to British and Australian origins, though it has a higher proportion of overseas-born residents than most similar areas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, accounting for 40.5% and 33.6% of people respectively. Scottish and Irish heritage also feature strongly, making up 11.7% and 10.7% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
People born overseas make up 16.1% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this is far below the national figure of 27.7% and well below Queensland's 22.7%.
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 Cardwell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30537/cardwell/topic/ancestry-heritage