10.8% —
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Goulburn · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Goulburn
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Goulburn compared to the rest of the state, with only 10.8% of the population arriving from another country. This makes the area much less diverse in birthplace than most other Australian regions. Most residents identify with British and Irish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common, each accounting for about 41% of the population. Irish, Scottish and German roots follow, with Irish ancestry being the third most frequent at 13.1%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 10.8% of people were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. While this is much lower than most areas, the proportion of overseas-born residents has risen slightly since 2016.
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 Goulburn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/101051539/goulburn/topic/ancestry-heritage