21.5% ▼ -2.2%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Goolwa · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Goolwa
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over a decade of change has seen Goolwa become a place where more people are born overseas compared to the past. While English and Australian roots remain the most common, the area now has a diverse mix of international backgrounds.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common here at 52.5%, followed by Australian at 31.9%. Other significant ancestral groups include Scottish (11.5%), Irish (9.9%), and German (9.0%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 21.5% of people were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas. This figure is a little below the South Australian rate and well below the national figure, with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 13.3%.
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 Goolwa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40521/goolwa/topic/ancestry-heritage