37.3% ▲ +28.1%
Higher than 84% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 37.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Gungahlin · Sub-region (SA3)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Gungahlin
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than 37% of people in Gungahlin were born overseas, making it far more multicultural than most other areas. This diverse mix is reflected in the local ancestry, where Australian and English roots are common alongside significant Chinese and Indian heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries at 27.0% and 24.6%, while Chinese (8.8%), Indian (8.4%) and Irish (7.6%) ancestries also feature strongly.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of residents born overseas has risen 8.2 percentage points since 2011 to 37.3%, a figure well above the national average of 27.7%. After Australia, the most common birthplaces are India (7.4%), China (4.6%), England (1.9%) and Nepal (1.9%).
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 Gungahlin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/80104/gungahlin/topic/ancestry-heritage