16.0% ▲ +30.3%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Childers · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Childers
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Traditional British and Australian roots define the heritage of Childers, where nearly 80% of residents claim one of those two ancestries. This cultural backdrop is reflected in a community where the vast majority of people were born in Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 39% and 40% of the population respectively. Other frequent ancestral links include Irish, Scottish and German heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 16% of people here were born overseas, which is higher than in most similar areas, though this is far below the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia, followed by England, New Zealand and the Philippines.
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 Childers [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30600/childers/topic/ancestry-heritage