14.2% ▲ +35.0%
Lower than 77% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Groom · Federal Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Groom
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common roots for people in Groom, each claimed by about 38% of the population. This area has a very strong local character, with far fewer overseas-born residents than the national average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian roots are the most frequent, followed by Irish, Scottish and German ancestries. Together, these five groups make up the vast majority of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 14.2% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. While this is much lower than most areas, the proportion of overseas-born residents has risen 3.7 percentage points since 2011.
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 Groom [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED314/groom/topic/ancestry-heritage