11.9% ▲ +10.1%
Lower than 77% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Gippsland - East · Sub-region (SA3)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Gippsland - East
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower share of people were born overseas in Gippsland - East compared to the rest of the state. Only 11.9% of residents were born abroad, making the area much less diverse in birthplace than most other Australian regions. British and Irish roots remain the most common ancestral links here.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 43.5%, followed by Australian at 39.4%. Other frequent ancestral links include Scottish (11.8%), Irish (10.8%), and German (4.4%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 11.9% of people were born overseas, which is far below the Victorian figure of 30.0% and the national figure of 27.7%. While this is much lower than most areas, the proportion of overseas-born residents rose 1.1 percentage points since 2011.
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 Gippsland - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/20502/gippsland-east/topic/ancestry-heritage