10.1% ▼ -0.4%
Lower than 94% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Grey · Federal Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Grey
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common in Grey, each accounting for around 41% of the population. This reflects a community with deep roots in the UK and Australia, where overseas births are far less common than in the rest of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
People in Grey most often identify as Australian (41.3%) or English (40.8%), followed by Scottish, German and Irish backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 10.1% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7% and has barely changed since 2011. This rate is also among the lowest for similar areas, with 82.2% of the population born in Australia.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Grey [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED404/grey/topic/ancestry-heritage