4.5% ▼ -17.5%
Lower than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 4.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Cunnamulla · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Cunnamulla
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Cunnamulla than in the rest of the country, with only 4.5% of the population born abroad. This gap is stark compared to the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents identify with Australian or English roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian ancestry is the most common at 38.2%, followed by English at 29.4%. Other notable groups include Irish (6.1%), Scottish (5.5%), and German (3.8%) heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 4.5% of people here were born overseas, a figure that is far below the Queensland rate of 22.7% and has fallen slightly since 2011. The vast majority (88.3%) were born in Australia, with small numbers from New Zealand, England, India, and South Africa.
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 Cunnamulla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321034/cunnamulla/topic/ancestry-heritage