5.7% ▲ +39.4%
Lower than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 5.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Gunnedah · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Gunnedah
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Few places in the region have a smaller proportion of overseas-born residents than Gunnedah, where only 5.7% of people were born in another country. This creates a community with very deep local roots, where the vast majority of residents were born in Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Nearly 45% of people identify as Australian, followed by English ancestry at 37.2%. Irish and Scottish roots are also common, making up 10.5% and 9.4% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 5.7% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. While this remains among the lowest rates for similar areas, the proportion of overseas-born people rose by 1.6 percentage points since 2011.
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 Gunnedah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/110041199/gunnedah/topic/ancestry-heritage