5.3% ▼ -5.9%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 5.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Gundowring · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Gundowring
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Strong British and Irish roots define the identity of Gundowring, where over half the residents claim English ancestry. Most people here were born in Australia, and very few arrivals from overseas have settled in the area.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 58.2%, followed by Australian at 34.1%. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, each accounting for around 14% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 5.3% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the 30% seen in Victoria and the 27.7% national figure. About 85.6% of the community 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 Gundowring [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21118/gundowring/topic/ancestry-heritage