7.8% ▲ +76.1%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
South Gundagai · Suburb / Locality
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian is the most common ancestry in South Gundagai, claimed by 42.4% of the population. The area has a very strong connection to its British roots, with a small number of overseas-born residents compared to the rest of the country.
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is nearly as common as Australian at 41.2%. Irish and Scottish roots also feature prominently, while Chinese ancestry accounts for 2.9%.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 7.8% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (78.1%), with small numbers arriving from China, New Zealand and England.
7.8% ▲ +76.1%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in South Gundagai [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13600/south-gundagai/topic/ancestry-heritage