28.5% ▲ +16.7%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 28.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Gillen · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Gillen
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Diverse cultural backgrounds shape daily life in Gillen, where nearly 3 in 10 people were born overseas. This mix is seen in the local ancestry, with Australian, English, and Indian roots being among the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian (27.7%) and English (25.5%), followed by Irish, Scottish, and Indian backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 28.5% of people in Gillen were born overseas, which is much higher than most areas and well above the Northern Territory figure of 21.8%. While 64.7% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are India (5.8%) and New Zealand (3.8%).
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 Gillen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70109/gillen/topic/ancestry-heritage