1.9% ▲ —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 1.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Gibson Desert North · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Gibson Desert North
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A tiny fraction of the population was born overseas, making Gibson Desert North much lower than most similar areas. The vast majority of residents were born in Australia, reflecting a very low level of international migration compared to the rest of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries reported here are Scottish at 1.9%, followed by English and Irish, each at 1.1%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 1.9% of people were born overseas, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 32.2% and the national figure of 27.7%. In contrast, 96.9% of residents were born in Australia.
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 Gibson Desert North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50540/gibson-desert-north/topic/ancestry-heritage