8.2% ▲ +24.2%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Girgarre · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Girgarre
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Strong ties to British and Irish roots shape the identity of Girgarre, where nearly half of the residents claim Australian ancestry. It is a community with very few overseas-born residents compared to the rest of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestry are the most common, making up 48.8% and 36.1% of the population. Irish, Scottish, and German roots also feature, accounting for 9.2%, 6.9% and 4.1% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 8.2% of people here were born overseas, a figure far below the Victorian average of 30% and the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia, with England and New Zealand being the most common other birthplaces.
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 Girgarre [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20999/girgarre/topic/ancestry-heritage