13.8% ▼ -29.8%
Higher than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Atherton · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Atherton
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Atherton compared to the rest of the state or country. While 13.8% of residents were born abroad, this is well below the Queensland average. Most locals trace their roots back to English, Australian, and Irish heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common here, at 37.5% and 36.3%. Irish and Scottish roots follow at 12.3% and 10.4%, with 6.4% of people claiming Italian ancestry.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 13.8% of people in Atherton were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This proportion has fallen since 2011, and most residents were born in Australia (76.3%) or England (2.9%).
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 Atherton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL314001/atherton/topic/ancestry-heritage