53.1% ▲ +23.9%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.8%
- 2016: 48.1%
- 2021: 53.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Gordon · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Gordon
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over half the population in Gordon was born overseas, a figure far above the national average of 27.7%. This high level of international background is reflected in the area's diverse roots, with Chinese being the most common ancestry at 34.5%.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Chinese ancestry is the most frequent at 34.5%, followed by English at 21.3% and Australian at 16.5%. Scottish and Irish roots are also present at 6.2% and 6.1% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
More than half of residents (53.1%) were born outside Australia, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. While 44.2% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are China at 16%, England at 3.6%, and India at 2.2%.
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 Gordon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11724/gordon/topic/ancestry-heritage