9.2% ▼ -28.3%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Gherang · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Gherang
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Gherang than in most similar areas. While 85.2% of the population was born in Australia, the remaining residents trace their roots primarily to the British Isles.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the most common ancestries at 46.5% and 39.6%. Irish, Scottish and German roots are also prominent, making up 19.4%, 12.3% and 7.2% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 9.2% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the Victorian figure of 30.0% and the national figure of 27.7%. Aside from Australia, England is the most common 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 Gherang [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20989/gherang/topic/ancestry-heritage