2.0% ▼ -46.2%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 2.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Gravesend · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Gravesend
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than half of people in Gravesend claim Australian ancestry. This small community is very traditional in its roots, with a tiny proportion of residents born overseas compared to the rest of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian ancestry is the most common at 56.2%, followed by English at 44.8%. Other common roots include Scottish at 10% and Irish at 9%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Just 2.0% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7% and much lower than most other areas. The vast majority of the population, 96.3%, was 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 Gravesend [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11749/gravesend/topic/ancestry-heritage