6.0% ▼ -27.4%
Lower than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 6.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Cambooya · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Cambooya
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 6% of people in Cambooya were born overseas, which is far below the national figure. This makes the town much less diverse in its origins than most other Australian areas. Most residents identify with traditional British and Irish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian is the most common ancestry at 47.9%, followed by English at 38.7%. Irish, Scottish and German ancestries also make up a significant part of the local heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Just 6% of residents were born outside Australia, a figure that is far below the Queensland average and has fallen since 2011. The vast majority were born in Australia, with small numbers arriving from New Zealand and England.
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 Cambooya [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315013/cambooya/topic/ancestry-heritage