16.8% ▲ +38.9%
Higher than 83% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Childers · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Childers
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A mix of old and new roots shapes daily life in Childers, where 16.8% of the population was born overseas. While this is much higher than in most similar areas, it remains far below the national figure.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries, making up 39.8% and 38.4% of residents respectively, followed by Irish, Scottish and German roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The number of people born overseas rose 4.7 points since 2011 to reach 16.8%, though this is still well below the Queensland average. Most residents were born in Australia (71.4%), with the next most common birthplaces being England, New Zealand and the Philippines.
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 Childers [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315019/childers/topic/ancestry-heritage