17.1% ▼ -8.7%
Higher than 67% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 18.7%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Gawler · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Gawler
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Gawler than in the rest of the state or country. While nearly 80% of residents were born in Australia, the area still maintains strong traditional roots, with English and Australian being the most common ancestries.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 49.4%, followed by Australian at 38.5%. Other significant ancestral groups include German at 9.4%, Scottish at 9.0%, and Irish at 8.8%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 17.1% of people here were born overseas, a figure that is far below the national average and well below the South Australian figure. This proportion has fallen by 1.6 percentage points since 2011, with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 9.1%.
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 Gawler [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA42030/gawler/topic/ancestry-heritage