10.1% ▼ -13.5%
Lower than 90% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Hinchinbrook · State Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Hinchinbrook
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 10.1% of people in Hinchinbrook were born overseas, which is far below the national figure. This makes the region much less diverse in birthplace than most other Australian areas. The local population is predominantly Australian-born, with a strong link to British and Irish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries here, making up 40.6% and 39.5% of the population respectively. Irish, Scottish, and Italian roots are also significant, each accounting for around 10% of residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas has fallen to 10.1% since 2011. This is far below the 22.7% seen across Queensland and the 27.7% national average, with 83.2% of residents born in Australia.
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 Hinchinbrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30035/hinchinbrook/topic/ancestry-heritage