12.0% ▼ -4.6%
Lower than 84% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Goulburn · State Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Goulburn
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower share of people were born overseas in Goulburn compared to the rest of the state, with only 12% born outside Australia. This highlights a population with deep local roots, where the vast majority of residents were born within Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, each making up about 42% of the population. Other common roots include Irish at 13.8% and Scottish at 11.6%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 12% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. This proportion has barely changed since 2011, when it was 12.5%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Goulburn
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Goulburn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10031/goulburn/topic/ancestry-heritage