5.6% ▲ +10.7%
Lower than 88% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 5.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Gannawarra · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Gannawarra
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Just 5.6% of people in Gannawarra were born overseas, a figure far below the national average. This makes the area much less diverse in birthplaces than most other Australian regions. Most residents here trace their roots back to British and Irish origins.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, each claimed by over 43% of residents. Scottish and Irish heritage are also significant, with over 11% for each.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 5.6% of the population was born outside Australia, which is far below the Victoria figure of 30%. This low proportion of overseas-born residents has barely changed since 2011.
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 Gannawarra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA22250/gannawarra/topic/ancestry-heritage