14.2% —
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Gooram · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Gooram
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Strong British and Irish roots shape the heritage of Gooram, where English and Australian ancestries are most common. While most people were born here, the area has a higher proportion of overseas-born residents than most similar places.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 43.3%, followed by Australian at 36.9%. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, accounting for 16.3% and 15.6% of residents respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 14.2% of people were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the Victorian figure of 30.0% and the national figure of 27.7%. The vast majority of the population, 80.9%, was born in Australia.
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 Gooram [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21066/gooram/topic/ancestry-heritage