13.7% —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Giffard · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Giffard
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people were born overseas in Giffard than in most similar areas, though this figure remains far below the state and national levels. While 13.7% of residents were born abroad, the community remains predominantly Australian in both birth and heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Over half of the people here claim Australian ancestry, followed by English at 27.4% and Irish at 11.0%. Scottish and German heritage are also common, accounting for 8.2% and 6.8% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Most residents were born in Australia (82.2%), with New Zealand (5.5%) and England (4.1%) as the most common overseas birthplaces. This 13.7% overseas-born share is higher than in most similar areas, despite being 14 points lower than the national figure.
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 Giffard [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20992/giffard/topic/ancestry-heritage