18.1% ▼ -1.4%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
The Gurdies · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in The Gurdies
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly 10 points fewer people were born overseas in The Gurdies compared to the national figure. While the area has a higher proportion of overseas-born residents than most similar areas, it remains far below the Victorian and Australian averages.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 53.1%, followed by Australian at 30.5% and Irish at 14.8%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 18.1% of residents were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the 27.7% national average. Most people here were born in Australia (74.9%) or England (11.5%).
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 The Gurdies [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22498/the-gurdies/topic/ancestry-heritage