36.5% ▲ +21.9%
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.9%
- 2016: 34.7%
- 2021: 36.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Gosnells · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Gosnells
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common background in Gosnells, where 34.6% of residents claim these roots. The area has a strong international character, with over a third of the population born in another country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, making up 34.6% and 27.7% of the population respectively. Other common backgrounds include Scottish (6.6%), Irish (6.4%), and Filipino (4.2%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Over a third of people in Gosnells were born overseas, a figure that is well above the national average and has risen 6.6 percentage points since 2011. While 56.7% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are England, the Philippines, New Zealand, and India.
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 Gosnells [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/506041134/gosnells/topic/ancestry-heritage