6.3% —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 6.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Gurrundah · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Gurrundah
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 6.3% of people in Gurrundah were born overseas, which is far below the national figure. Most residents identify with English or Australian ancestry, reflecting a population with very few recent arrivals from abroad.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 38.8%, followed by Australian at 33.8% and Irish at 17.5%. Scottish and Italian roots are also present in smaller numbers.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is much lower than in most areas, sitting at 6.3% compared to 27.7% nationally. This is reflected in the fact that 86.3% of the population 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 Gurrundah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11827/gurrundah/topic/ancestry-heritage