3.3% ▼ -8.0%
Lower than 96% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 3.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Gilgandra · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Gilgandra
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Deeply rooted colonial heritage defines Gilgandra, where a vast majority of residents trace their family history to the British Isles. This is reflected in a population that is overwhelmingly Australian-born, creating a community with very few overseas arrivals compared to the rest of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries, making up 43.9% and 38.3% of the population. Other significant roots include Irish at 10.8% and Scottish at 9.4%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 3.3% of people here were born overseas, a figure that is far below the New South Wales average of 29.3% and has barely changed since 2011. Most residents were born in Australia (84.2%), while England is the most common overseas birthplace at 1.0%.
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 Gilgandra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA12950/gilgandra/topic/ancestry-heritage