2.8% ▲ +93.1%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 2.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Gulf · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Gulf
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 2.8% of people in Gulf were born overseas, a figure far below the national average. This makes the area one of the least internationally diverse places in the country, with the vast majority of residents born in Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries reported are Australian at 5.3% and English at 4.2%, followed by Irish and Scottish roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is much lower than the Northern Territory's 21.8% and Australia's 27.7%, though this figure rose slightly from 1.5% in 2011 to 2.8% in 2021.
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 Gulf [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/702051066/gulf/topic/ancestry-heritage