22.8% ▲ +35.3%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.9%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 22.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
North Gosford · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in North Gosford
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than seven in ten people in North Gosford were born in Australia, though over 22% of the population grew up overseas. The area has a strong British and Irish heritage, with English and Australian ancestries being the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, accounting for 36.9% and 34.7% of residents. Irish and Scottish roots are also common, representing 11.8% and 9.9% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 22.8% of residents were born overseas—a figure much higher than most similar areas—this is well below the state and national rates. The most common overseas birthplaces are England, New Zealand, the Philippines and India.
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 North Gosford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13001/north-gosford/topic/ancestry-heritage