48.1% ▲ +33.9%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.9%
- 2016: 41.3%
- 2021: 48.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Gungahlin · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Gungahlin
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly half of the population in Gungahlin was born overseas, making it one of the most internationally diverse areas in the region. This high proportion of overseas-born residents is reflected in a wide mix of backgrounds, with Chinese and Indian ancestries following English and Australian as the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common at 21.5% and 21.4% respectively. Chinese (13.8%) and Indian (7.3%) backgrounds also make up a significant part of the local mix.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 48.1% of people here were born overseas, a figure far above the 28.7% seen across the ACT and the 27.7% national average. While 48.4% were born in Australia, many others come from China (8.7%), India (7.5%), and Nepal (4.9%).
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 Gungahlin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80068/gungahlin/topic/ancestry-heritage