12.1% ▼ -45.5%
Lower than 84% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Bundaberg · State Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Bundaberg
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A shrinking proportion of overseas-born residents has shaped the recent identity of Bundaberg. Only 12.1% of people here were born in another country, a figure that has dropped by 10 percentage points since 2011. This makes the area far less diverse in birthplace than most of Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 41.6% and 40.1% of the population respectively. Scottish, Irish, and German roots are also frequently reported.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 12.1% of people were born overseas, which is far below the Queensland figure of 22.7% and the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (81.6%), followed by England, New Zealand, the Philippines and India.
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 Bundaberg [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30009/bundaberg/topic/ancestry-heritage