25.2% ▲ +33.3%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 25.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Chelmer · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Chelmer
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people in Chelmer were born overseas now than in 2011, reflecting a growing international presence. Roughly one in four residents was born outside Australia, with English and Australian being the most common ancestral backgrounds.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 40.7%, followed by Australian at 33% and Irish at 17%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 25.2% of people here were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the Queensland figure. While 72.8% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are England, New Zealand, and China.
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 Chelmer [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30588/chelmer/topic/ancestry-heritage