16.0% ▼ -32.6%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Gap Ridge · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Gap Ridge
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in Gap Ridge, where 13.7% of people claim these roots. The area has a diverse mix of backgrounds, though it has a much smaller proportion of overseas-born residents than the national average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Beyond English and Australian roots, the most common ancestries are Irish (5.7%), Scottish (4.0%), and Filipino (4.0%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 16.0% of people were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the figures for Western Australia (32.2%) and Australia (27.7%). The most frequent overseas birthplaces are England, New Zealand, the Philippines, and South Africa.
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 Gap Ridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50528/gap-ridge/topic/ancestry-heritage