12.2% ▼ -19.3%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Gapsted · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Gapsted
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English and Australian roots are the most common in Gapsted, where 80.7% of people claim one of these two ancestries. This reflects a strong tie to traditional colonial backgrounds, though Italian heritage is also very prominent here.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English (44.2%) and Australian (36.5%) ancestries lead the way, followed by a significant Italian presence at 23.1%. Other common roots include Irish and Scottish backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 12.2% of people were born overseas, which is far below the Victorian (30.0%) and national (27.7%) figures. Most residents were born in Australia (79.5%), while Italy is the most common overseas birthplace at 6.4%.
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 Gapsted [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20964/gapsted/topic/ancestry-heritage