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Mount Gambier - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Ancestry & Birthplace in Mount Gambier - West

Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.

Australian ancestry is the most common background in Mount Gambier - West, shared by 42.2% of residents. The area is largely born in Australia, with a small number of people arriving from overseas over the years.

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📍 Mount Gambier - West, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Mount Gambier - West sits — People born overseas

11.4% —

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Mount Gambier - West — lower than 80% of areas.

Mount Gambier - West11.4%
5290, SA 11.5%
South Australia 24.1%
Australia 27.7%

Ancestry

The ancestries people most identify with.

English ancestry is also very common at 40.8%, while Scottish, Irish and German backgrounds account for 10.1%, 8.7% and 7.9% respectively.

Ancestry

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Mount Gambier - West splits fairly evenly between Australian (36%) and English (35%), with Scottish at 9%.

Australian 42.2% English 40.8% Scottish 10.1% Irish 8.7% German 7.9% Italian 3.2% Dutch 2.6% Filipino 0.8% Chinese 0.8% Indian 0.6%

Country of birth

Australia and the largest overseas communities.

Only 11.4% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the state and national figures. This proportion has barely changed since 2016, and most residents were born in Australia (83.3%).

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11.4% —

Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).

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 Mount Gambier - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/407021174/mount-gambier-west/topic/ancestry-heritage