14.4% ▲ +7.8%
Lower than 76% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Goyder · State Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Goyder
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 14.4% of people in Goyder were born overseas, a figure far below the national average. This makes the area much less diverse in its birthplaces than most other parts of the country. Most residents trace their roots back to the British Isles and Europe.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian at 40.2% and English at 35.0%. Irish, Scottish and German roots also feature prominently in the local mix.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents rose slightly from 13.4% in 2011 to 14.4% in 2021. This is still well below the Northern Territory figure and far below the Australian average, with 74.2% of people born in Australia.
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 Goyder [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED70013/goyder/topic/ancestry-heritage