14.1% ▲ +93.3%
Higher than 58% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Townsville · Urban Area
Ancestry & Birthplace in Townsville
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Townsville compared to the rest of the country. While 14.1% of residents were born abroad, this is far below the national figure of 27.7%. Most people here identify with English and Australian roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 37.2%, followed closely by Australian at 36.9%. Other common ancestries include Irish at 11.3% and Scottish at 10.4%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 14.1% of people in Townsville were born overseas, which is well below the Queensland figure of 22.7%. This proportion has nearly doubled since 2011, rising 6.8 percentage points from 7.3%.
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 Townsville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/3017/townsville/topic/ancestry-heritage