18.6% ▲ +25.9%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Googong · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Googong
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Much higher proportions of overseas-born residents live in Googong than in most similar areas. While the community is largely Australian and English in heritage, nearly one in five people were born outside the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is common here at 32.6%, following Australian ancestry at 41.4%. Irish, Scottish and Italian backgrounds also make up a significant part of the local mix.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 18.6% of people were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. Most residents were born in Australia (78.1%), followed by India, England, the Philippines and New Zealand.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Googong
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Googong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11710/googong/topic/ancestry-heritage