9.9% ▲ +20.5%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Charleville · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Charleville
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian ancestry is the most common background in Charleville, where 41.6% of people claim this heritage. The town has a strong connection to British roots, with a combined English, Irish, and Scottish ancestry making up over half the population. This creates a community with a very traditional colonial heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian (41.6%) and English (30.7%) are the most common ancestries. Irish (11.1%), Scottish (8.0%), and German (5.2%) also make up significant shares of the local population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 9.9% of people were born overseas, which is far below the figures for Queensland (22.7%) and Australia (27.7%). While 76.7% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are Vietnam (4.3%) and New Zealand (1.4%).
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 Charleville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30582/charleville/topic/ancestry-heritage