11.4% ▲ +11.0%
Lower than 55% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Mount Gambier · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Mount Gambier
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A middle-of-the-road mix of backgrounds defines Mount Gambier, where about 11.4% of people were born overseas. While the area has seen a small increase in international arrivals recently, it remains far less diverse than the state and national averages.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian at 41.7% and English at 41.0%. Scottish, Irish, and German roots are also prominent, making up 10.2%, 8.6%, and 8.0% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 11.4% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7% and the South Australian rate of 24.1%. This proportion rose slightly from 10.3% in 2011, with most overseas-born people coming from England, New Zealand, the Philippines, and India.
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 Mount Gambier [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA44620/mount-gambier/topic/ancestry-heritage