27.0% ▲ +46.1%
Higher than 57% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 27.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Chatsworth · State Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Chatsworth
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A growing number of overseas-born residents has shaped Chatsworth, with the proportion rising 8.5 percentage points since 2011. Over a quarter of the population was born outside Australia, creating a diverse community where English, Australian and Irish ancestries are most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent at 35.9%, followed by Australian at 31.5% and Irish at 12.4%. Scottish and Chinese ancestries also feature in the top five.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 27.0% of people here were born overseas, a figure well above the Queensland average of 22.7%. While 70.4% were born in Australia, the most common other birthplaces are New Zealand, England, China and South Africa.
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 Chatsworth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30018/chatsworth/topic/ancestry-heritage