22.4% ▲ +26.7%
Higher than 77% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 22.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Griffith · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Griffith
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Griffith than in the typical Australian town, though this figure has grown to 22.4% since 2011. Italian roots are particularly strong here, with nearly one in four people claiming Italian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian at 28.4%, English at 26.7%, and Italian at 24.2%. Irish and Scottish roots are also present at 7.2% and 6.5% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 22.4% of residents were born abroad—a figure that is much higher than most similar areas—this is well below the New South Wales rate of 29.3%. Aside from those born in Australia (69.6%), the most common birthplaces are India at 7.0% and Italy 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 Griffith [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA13450/griffith/topic/ancestry-heritage