13.7% ▼ -25.1%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Goughs Bay · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Goughs Bay
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Goughs Bay compared to the state or national figures, with only 13.7% of residents born abroad. This small proportion of overseas-born residents helps explain why the area is dominated by those with English, Australian, and Scottish heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the most common ancestries here, making up 40.2% and 37.2% of the population. Other common roots include Scottish at 9.5%, while Irish and German ancestries each account for 6.4%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 13.7% of people were born overseas—which is higher than most similar areas—this is far below the 30.0% seen in Victoria and 27.7% across Australia. Most people were born in Australia (71.6%), followed by England at 4.9%.
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 Goughs Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21077/goughs-bay/topic/ancestry-heritage