0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
The Gums · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in The Gums
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian ancestry is the most common heritage in The Gums, where 43.6% of people identify with this background. The area is overwhelmingly born in Australia, with no residents born overseas recorded in the latest census.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Along with 43.6% identifying as Australian, English ancestry is also common at 39.4%. Irish and German heritage are both listed at 12.7%, while 9.1% of people claim Scottish roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
No one in the area was born overseas, which is far below the figures for Queensland and Australia. This means 80% of the population 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 The Gums [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32793/the-gums/topic/ancestry-heritage