12.4% ▲ +5.2%
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Gorokan - Kanwal - Charmhaven · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Gorokan - Kanwal - Charmhaven
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common in Gorokan - Kanwal - Charmhaven, with Australian at 41.6% and English at 41.5%. These two groups make up the vast majority of the local population. The area is overwhelmingly born in Australia, with very few residents arriving from overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Along with the strong English connection, Irish (10.4%) and Scottish (9.7%) are the next most common ancestries. German heritage is also present for 3.1% of the people.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 12.4% of people were born overseas, a figure that is far below the New South Wales average of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. This low proportion has barely changed since 2011, with 80.7% of the population born in 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 Gorokan - Kanwal - Charmhaven [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/102021048/gorokan-kanwal-charmhaven/topic/ancestry-heritage