11.5% ▲ +11.1%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Mount Gambier · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Mount Gambier
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
About the middle of similar areas for its own size, Mount Gambier is a place where most residents were born in Australia. British and Irish roots remain very strong here, with nearly 60% of people claiming English, Scottish or Irish ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are almost equal at 41% each. Other common roots include Scottish (10.2%), Irish (8.7%) and German (8.0%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 11.5% of people were born overseas, which is far below the South Australian figure of 24.1% and the national rate of 27.7%. Most people were born in Australia (82.8%), followed by England at 2.5%.
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 Mount Gambier [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40947/mount-gambier/topic/ancestry-heritage