1.3% ▲ —
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 1.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Gapuwiyak · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Gapuwiyak
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 1.3% of people in Gapuwiyak were born overseas, which is far below the national figure. This makes the area one of the most Australian-born communities in the region, with very few residents arriving from other countries.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries listed are Australian at 3.0%, English at 2.4%, and Irish at 1.1%. Other reported backgrounds include Scottish and German ancestry.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
With 95.2% of the population born in Australia, the overseas-born rate is much lower than most areas. This figure is far below the Northern Territory average by 21 percentage points and 26 points below the national rate.
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 Gapuwiyak [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70107/gapuwiyak/topic/ancestry-heritage