7.8% ▲ +10.9%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Gloucester · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Gloucester
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Strong British and Irish roots shape the local identity in Gloucester, where 45.6% of people claim English ancestry. The area is overwhelmingly Australian-born, with very few residents arriving from overseas compared to the rest of the state.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, both at around 45%. Other frequent roots include Scottish (12.3%) and Irish (10.2%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 7.8% of people were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. Most residents were born in Australia (86.2%), followed by England at 3.4%.
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 Gloucester [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11689/gloucester/topic/ancestry-heritage