27.2% ▲ +36.1%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 27.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Griffith · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Griffith
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Diverse cultural roots shape daily life in Griffith, where over a quarter of the population was born overseas. The community is particularly defined by its strong Italian heritage, with 21.4% of residents claiming Italian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries at 26.6% and 25.8%. Italian ancestry is also very prominent at 21.4%, followed by Irish (7.0%) and Indian (6.6%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Overseas-born residents make up 27.2% of the population, which is much higher than in most other areas. While this is about the same as the national figure, India (9.3%) and Italy (3.3%) are the most common birthplaces outside 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 Griffith [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11788/griffith/topic/ancestry-heritage