22.7% ▲ +6.0%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 22.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Chambers Flat · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Chambers Flat
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far more people were born overseas in Chambers Flat than in most similar areas. While about 23% of residents were born abroad, the community remains strongly rooted in British and European heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 41% and 31% of the population respectively. Scottish and Irish roots are also prominent, accounting for a combined 18.8% of residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 22.7% of people were born overseas, a figure that is about the same as the Queensland average but well below the national mark of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (70.6%), followed by England and New Zealand.
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 Chambers Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30577/chambers-flat/topic/ancestry-heritage