23.7% ▲ +56.5%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 23.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Gumdale · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Gumdale
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A much higher share of residents were born overseas in Gumdale than in most similar areas. While about 23.7% of people grew up outside Australia, the community remains predominantly of English and Australian descent.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 38.1%, followed closely by Australian at 35.0%. Irish, Scottish and German ancestries also make up significant parts of the local population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Nearly a quarter of the population was born overseas, which is a little above the Queensland figure of 22.7%. However, this is well below the national average of 27.7%, with 74.8% of residents 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 Gumdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31266/gumdale/topic/ancestry-heritage