3.2% ▼ -7.5%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 3.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Gwabegar · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Gwabegar
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Almost everyone living in Gwabegar was born in Australia, creating a community with deep local roots. The area is far less diverse than the state or national average, with the vast majority of residents claiming Australian or English heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common, accounting for 46.0% and 37.1% of the population respectively. Other common roots include Irish (12.1%), Scottish (5.6%), and German (4.8%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 3.2% of people were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national average of 27.7%. This is much lower than most areas, with 73.4% of residents 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 Gwabegar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11830/gwabegar/topic/ancestry-heritage