41.4% ▲ +253.0%
Higher than 85% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 41.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Gellibrand · Federal Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Gellibrand
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than 41% of people in Gellibrand were born overseas, a huge jump from just 11.7% in 2011. This rapid shift has created a diverse community where Indian and Chinese backgrounds are now among the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the most common ancestries here, followed by Indian (11.2%), Chinese (7.6%), and Irish (7.1%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is far above the national figure of 27.7%. India is the most common birth country outside Australia, accounting for 10.5% of the population.
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 Gellibrand [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED215/gellibrand/topic/ancestry-heritage