14.4% ▲ +14.0%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Gymea Bay · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Gymea Bay
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
An overwhelming 83.9% of people in Gymea Bay were born in Australia. This makes the area much more Australian-born than the national average, with a strong prevalence of English and Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 43.2% and 41.3% of the population respectively. Other significant groups include Irish at 13.3% and Scottish at 11.9%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 14.4% of residents were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. Excluding those born in Australia, the most common birthplaces are England at 4.2% and China at 1.0%.
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 Gymea Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11834/gymea-bay/topic/ancestry-heritage