4.1% ▲ +3.2%
Lower than 93% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 4.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Gwydir · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Gwydir
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Among the lowest in the region for overseas birthplaces, Gwydir has a very strong Australian and British ancestral base. Nearly half of the population identifies as Australian by ancestry, while English, Scottish, and Irish roots make up a huge portion of the community.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian ancestry is the most common at 46.3%, followed closely by English at 42.0%. Other significant roots include Scottish at 10.9% and Irish at 10.5%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 4.1% of people were born overseas, a figure that is far below the New South Wales average of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. This has barely changed since 2011, with 85.9% 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Gwydir [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA13660/gwydir/topic/ancestry-heritage