12.5% ▼ -3.5%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Gawler River · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Gawler River
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Strongly rooted in British and European heritage, Gawler River is a place where most residents were born in Australia. About 80% of the population was born here, making it far less diverse in terms of birthplace than the rest of South Australia and the nation.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 46.2% and 33.7% of the population. Italian and German heritages also feature prominently at 15.4% and 8.7%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 12.5% of people were born overseas, which is far below the South Australian figure of 24.1% and the national rate of 27.7%. Outside of Australia, England is the primary birthplace for 7.7% of residents.
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 Gawler River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40478/gawler-river/topic/ancestry-heritage