12.5% ▲ +29.7%
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Gnowangerup · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Gnowangerup
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Gnowangerup than in the rest of the country, with only 12.5% of the population arriving from abroad. This is far below the national figure of 27.7%, reflecting a community with very deep local roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian at 45.3% and English at 40.9%, followed by Scottish, Irish and German roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While the proportion of overseas-born residents is far below the Western Australian figure of 32.2%, it has risen by 2.9 percentage points since 2011. Most residents were born in Australia (77.3%), followed by New Zealand, England, the Philippines and South Africa.
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 Gnowangerup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/509011229/gnowangerup/topic/ancestry-heritage