6.3% ▲ +29.9%
Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 6.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Goondiwindi · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Goondiwindi
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 6.3% of people in Goondiwindi were born overseas, which is far lower than the national figure. This makes the area one of the least diverse in the country in terms of birthplace, though it has seen a slight increase in overseas-born residents since 2011.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian at 43% and English at 38.1%, followed by Irish, Scottish and German roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 84.4% of residents were born in Australia, the proportion of people born overseas rose slightly from 4.8% in 2011 to 6.3% in 2021. This is still far below the Queensland figure of 22.7% and the national figure of 27.7%.
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 Goondiwindi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/307011173/goondiwindi/topic/ancestry-heritage