Chris Hemsworth was born in Melbourne,[4] to Leonie, a teacher of English, and Craig Hemsworth, a social-services counselor.[5][6] He was raised both there and in the Northern Territory, in a small Aboriginal community in the Outback called Bulman. He has stated, "My earliest memories were on the cattle stations up in the Outback, and then we moved back to Melbourne and then back out there and then back again. Certainly most of my childhood was in Melbourne but probably my most vivid memories were up there in Bulman with crocodiles and buffalo. Very different walks of life."[4] He attended high school at Heathmont College[4] before his family again returned to the Northern Territory, and then moved a few years later to Phillip Island.[7] He is the middle of three boys; his brothers Luke (older) and Liam (younger) are also actors.