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Thursday Island · Urban Centre

Ancestry & Birthplace in Thursday Island

Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.

Only 6.6% of people on Thursday Island were born overseas, which is far below the national figure. This makes the island's population much more Australian-born than most other areas across the country.

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📍 Thursday Island, Urban Centre

Where Thursday Island sits — People born overseas

6.6% ▲ +68.8%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Thursday Island — lower than 80% of areas.

Thursday Island6.6%
4875, QLD 5.3%
Queensland 22.7%
Australia 27.7%

Ancestry

The ancestries people most identify with.

The most common ancestries are Australian at 16.2% and English at 11.2%, followed by Scottish, Irish, and Chinese.

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In Thursday Island, the largest group is Australian at 39%, followed by English (27%) and Scottish (10%).

Australian 16.2% English 11.2% Scottish 4.1% Irish 4.0% Chinese 1.8% German 1.5% Italian 1.0% Filipino 0.8% Dutch 0.7% Indian 0.6%

Country of birth

Australia and the largest overseas communities.

The proportion of overseas-born residents rose 2.7 points since 2011, though at 6.6% it remains far below the Queensland figure of 22.7%. Most people were born in Australia (85.5%), with small numbers from New Zealand, England, India, and the Philippines.

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6.6% ▲ +68.8%

Lower than 80% of urban centre areas.

Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Thursday Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315091/thursday-island/topic/ancestry-heritage