6.2% ▲ +1.0%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 6.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Gowrie Junction · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Gowrie Junction
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Gowrie Junction than in most similar areas. Only 6.2% of residents were born outside Australia, a figure that is far below both the state and national levels. This creates a community where the vast majority of people have deep local or ancestral roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries here, making up 45.5% and 40.8% of the population. Other frequent ancestral ties include German (13.6%), Irish (12.2%), and Scottish (11.6%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 90.6% of the population was born in Australia, which is far below the national figure of 27.7% for overseas births. For those born abroad, England (1.4%) and New Zealand (1.3%) are the most common 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 Gowrie Junction [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31215/gowrie-junction/topic/ancestry-heritage