22.7% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 22.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Girralong · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Girralong
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common root for people in Girralong, where half of the residents claim this heritage. The area has a diverse mix of origins, though it remains predominantly Australian-born.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 50%, followed by Scottish (15.9%), Australian (11.4%) and Irish (6.8%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 22.7% of people were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas, though this is well below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. Most residents were born in Australia (65.9%), with England (13.6%) and New Zealand (6.8%) as the next most common birthplaces.
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 Girralong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11639/girralong/topic/ancestry-heritage