12.1% ▲ +94.4%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Chillagoe · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Chillagoe
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 Chillagoe, where 34.6% of residents claim this background. The area has a strong Australian identity, with very few residents born outside of Australia compared to the rest of the state.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, at 34.6% and 34.1% respectively. Irish (11.7%) and Scottish (10.3%) backgrounds are also common.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 12.1% of people were born overseas, which is far below the Queensland (22.7%) and Australian (27.7%) figures. Most residents were born in Australia (69.6%), followed by New Zealand at 4.2%.
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 Chillagoe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30601/chillagoe/topic/ancestry-heritage