10.3% ▼ -5.4%
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Gordon · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Gordon
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 10.3% of people in Gordon were born overseas, meaning the vast majority of the community has deep local roots. The area is overwhelmingly of English, Australian, or Irish descent, which shapes a very traditional ancestral profile for the region.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are most common, each claimed by around 40% of residents, followed by Irish at 18.3% and Scottish at 13.2%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Just 10.3% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the Victorian figure of 30.0% and the national average of 27.7%. This proportion has barely changed since 2011, with 81.6% of people 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 Gordon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/201021012/gordon/topic/ancestry-heritage