15.1% ▲ +15.2%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Gerroa · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Gerroa
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A steady rise in overseas-born residents has shaped the modern makeup of Gerroa. While English and Australian ancestries remain the most common, the area is now more diverse than it was in 2011. Today, 15.1% of people were born outside Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 44.1%, followed by Australian at 35.4% and Irish at 17.0%. Other notable groups include Scottish and Italian backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 15.1% of residents were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this figure is far below the New South Wales (29.3%) and national (27.7%) rates, with 78.8% of people born in Australia.
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 Gerroa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11611/gerroa/topic/ancestry-heritage