12.2% ▲ +68.1%
Higher than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Churchill · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Churchill
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people were born overseas in Churchill than in most similar areas, though the community remains predominantly Australian-born. While the area has seen a rise in overseas births, the vast majority of residents still trace their family roots to the British Isles.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries at 41.8% and 38.6%. Scottish, Irish and Dutch roots also feature, making up 10.6%, 9.7% and 4.2% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 12.2% of residents were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas despite being far below the Victorian and national figures. This proportion rose 5.0 percentage points since 2011, with England the most common birth place outside Australia at 2.8%.
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 Churchill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215022/churchill/topic/ancestry-heritage