5.3% ▲ +32.1%
Lower than 89% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 5.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Gunnedah · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Gunnedah
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Gunnedah than in most other Australian areas. Only 5.3% of the population was born outside Australia, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes it a community with a very high proportion of Australian-born residents.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Ancestry is dominated by British and Irish roots, with 45.6% of residents claiming Australian ancestry and 38% English. Irish and Scottish heritage are also common, at 10.6% and 9.5% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The number of overseas-born residents is much lower than in most areas, though it rose slightly from 4% in 2011 to 5.3% in 2021. Most people here were born in Australia (85.6%), followed by small numbers from England, the Philippines, and New Zealand.
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 Gunnedah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA13550/gunnedah/topic/ancestry-heritage