6.6% ▼ -21.0%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 6.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Gumma · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Gumma
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Just 6.6% of people in Gumma were born overseas, which is far below the national figure. The area is overwhelmingly Australian-born, with strong ancestral ties to the British Isles. This creates a community with a very low proportion of migrants compared to most other parts of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common, each making up about 45% of the population. Scottish and Irish backgrounds are also prominent, at 9.9% and 9.7% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The vast majority of residents were born in Australia (86.0%), while those born overseas represent a much smaller group than in New South Wales or across Australia. For those born abroad, England is the most common place of birth at 3.3%.
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 Gumma [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11807/gumma/topic/ancestry-heritage