13.7% ▼ -72.4%
Lower than 79% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 49.6%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Gilmore · Federal Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Gilmore
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in Gilmore, where 43.4% of people claim these roots. The area is overwhelmingly Australian-born and has seen a sharp drop in the proportion of overseas-born residents over the last decade.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, making up 43.4% and 39.7% of the population. Other common roots include Irish (12.6%) and Scottish (11.3%) heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 13.7% of people were born overseas, a figure far below the national average of 27.7% and much lower than most other areas. This is a steep decline from 2011, when nearly half the population was born outside Australia.
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 Gilmore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED116/gilmore/topic/ancestry-heritage