6.0% ▼ -9.0%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 6.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Gawler · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Gawler
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Gawler (Tas.) than in most similar areas. Only 6% of residents were born outside Australia, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of 15.4% and far below the national average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestry are the most common, making up 42.4% and 52.8% of the population respectively. Scottish and Irish roots also feature prominently at 11.2% and 9.8%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The vast majority of the community was born in Australia, at 90.5%. Of those born abroad, England is the most common origin at 2.4%, followed by the Philippines at 0.9%.
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 Gawler [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60222/gawler/topic/ancestry-heritage