7.0% ▼ -52.4%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 7.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Gregory River · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Gregory River
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common background for people in Gregory River, making up 39.1% of the population. This rural area is overwhelmingly Australian-born, with very few residents arriving from overseas compared to the rest of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are English (39.1%) and Australian (35.6%), followed by Irish at 12.4% and Scottish at 11.7%. German ancestry also features for 8% of residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 7% of people were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (75.9%), with New Zealand as the next most common birthplace at 2.3%.
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 Gregory River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31251/gregory-river/topic/ancestry-heritage