8.1% ▲ +7.1%
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Gloucester · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Gloucester
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower proportion of people were born overseas in Gloucester than in the rest of the state. Only 8.1% of the population was born outside Australia, a figure that has barely changed over the last decade.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most people in the area identify as Australian (44.7%) or English (44.4%), while Scottish (12.7%) and Irish (9.9%) are also common ancestries.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The overseas-born population is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%, with 84.4% of residents born in Australia. For those born abroad, England is the most common origin at 3.5%.
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 Gloucester [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/108051167/gloucester/topic/ancestry-heritage