11.9% ▼ -57.8%
Lower than 85% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 29.4%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Gippsland · Federal Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Gippsland
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 11.9% of people in Gippsland were born overseas, making it a region with a very high proportion of Australian-born residents. This lean towards local roots is reflected in the ancestry data, where over 80% of people claim English or Australian heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, each representing about 40% of the population, followed by Scottish (11.2%) and Irish (10.6%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The share of people born overseas has fallen 16 points since 2011 to 11.9%, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (80.1%), with England being the next most common birthplace at 3.1%.
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 Gippsland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED216/gippsland/topic/ancestry-heritage