# Ancestry & Birthplace — Gympie

Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.

Area: Gympie (State Electorate)

Far fewer people were born overseas in Gympie compared to most other areas. Only 12% of residents were born outside Australia, a figure that has dropped since 2011 and is now much lower than the national average.

Only 12% of people in Gympie were born overseas, which is far below the Queensland figure of 22.7% and the national figure of 27.7%. This proportion fell 3.9 points since 2011, with 80.4% of the population now born in Australia.

English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 44.4% and 40.7% of the population respectively. Other frequent ancestries include Irish at 11.2% and Scottish at 11.0%.

## Statistics

| Statistic | Value | Change since |
| --- | --- | --- |
| People born overseas | 12.0% | -24.7% since 2011 |

**Country of birth** — Australia 80.4%, England 3.7%, New Zealand 2.6%, South Africa 0.5%, Philippines 0.5%, India 0.2%, Vietnam 0.1%, China 0.1%, Italy 0.1%, Nepal 0.0%

**Ancestry** — English 44.4%, Australian 40.7%, Irish 11.2%, Scottish 11.0%, German 7.7%, Dutch 1.6%, Italian 1.6%, Filipino 0.8%, Chinese 0.6%, Indian 0.4%, Greek 0.2%, Vietnamese 0.1%

Interactive: https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30032/gympie/topic/ancestry-heritage