11.6% ▼ -23.8%
Lower than 85% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Thuringowa · State Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Thuringowa
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Strongly rooted local heritage defines Thuringowa, where a vast majority of residents trace their origins to Australia and the British Isles. Only 11.6% of the population was born overseas, making it a place with far fewer overseas-born residents than the national average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common here, making up 39.1% and 37.5% of the population. Irish and Scottish roots follow at 10.3% and 10.0% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Thuringowa compared to the rest of the country, at just 11.6%. This figure is far below the national rate of 27.7% and has fallen by 3.6 percentage points since 2011.
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 Thuringowa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30084/thuringowa/topic/ancestry-heritage