18.0% ▲ +175.8%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Gnowangerup · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Gnowangerup
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A growing number of people from overseas have settled in Gnowangerup since 2011. While 72% of the population was born in Australia, the town now has a more diverse mix of backgrounds than it did a decade ago. This is most visible in the significant number of residents with Filipino ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries at 41.9% and 34.2%. Filipino ancestry is also prominent at 7.7%, which is a striking feature of the local community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
People born overseas make up 18% of the population, which is higher than in most similar areas. However, this is still well below the national figure of 27.7% and far below Western Australia's 32.2%.
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 Gnowangerup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50564/gnowangerup/topic/ancestry-heritage