43.7% ▲ +15.9%
Higher than 96% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 37.7%
- 2016: 43.3%
- 2021: 43.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Gosnells · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Gosnells
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A diverse mix of cultures shapes daily life in Gosnells, where nearly half the population was born in another country. This international character is reflected in the wide variety of ancestral backgrounds and the significant growth in overseas arrivals over the last decade.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the most common ancestries, making up 27.9% and 22.4% of the population. Other significant groups include Chinese at 9.3%, Indian at 6.6%, and Scottish at 5.8%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Almost 43.7% of residents were born overseas, a figure far above the national average of 27.7%. This proportion has risen by 6 points since 2011, with India and England being the most common birthplaces outside of 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 Gosnells [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA53780/gosnells/topic/ancestry-heritage