13.1% ▼ -37.9%
Higher than 51% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Bundaberg · Urban Area
Ancestry & Birthplace in Bundaberg
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Bundaberg sits around the middle of similar areas for its share of overseas-born residents. While most people here were born in Australia, those with overseas roots often trace their family history back to the UK and Europe.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 42.4% and 39.9% of the population. Other common roots include Scottish (10.6%), Irish (10.1%) and German (8.6%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 13.1% of people in Bundaberg were born overseas, a figure that is far below the national average and fell by 8 percentage points since 2011. Most residents were born in Australia (81.2%), followed by England (3.1%) and New Zealand (2.0%).
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/sua/3003/bundaberg/topic/ancestry-heritage