7.5% ▼ -20.8%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Georgetown · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Georgetown
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Georgetown than in most similar areas. Only 7.5% of the population was born outside Australia, leaving the community with a very strong connection to its British and Australian roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the most common ancestries here, with 41.9% and 37.1% of residents claiming those roots. Other frequent ancestral links include Scottish, Irish, and German backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is far below the national figure of 27.7% and the state average of 24.1%. Most residents were born in Australia (79.6%), followed by small numbers from England and New Zealand.
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 Georgetown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40482/georgetown/topic/ancestry-heritage