9.1% ▲ +144.5%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Gundagai · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Gundagai
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower share of people were born overseas in Gundagai than in the rest of the state. Only 9.1% of the population was born outside Australia, which is about 20 percentage points below the New South Wales figure. This creates a community with very strong ties to local and traditional roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Ancestry is dominated by Australian and English roots, each making up 42% of the population. Irish, Scottish, and Chinese backgrounds also contribute to the local mix.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The vast majority of residents were born in Australia, accounting for 80.2% of the people. Among those born abroad, the most common origins are China at 3%, followed by India, the Philippines and England.
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 Gundagai [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11809/gundagai/topic/ancestry-heritage