26.5% ▲ +33.3%
Higher than 91% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Griffith · Urban Area
Ancestry & Birthplace in Griffith
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian ancestry is the most common heritage in Griffith, where 26.7% of residents claim these roots. The area has a strong multicultural identity, with over a quarter of the population born overseas and a very high proportion of people with Italian heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The community's roots are diverse, with 25.7% identifying as English and 22.4% as Italian. Other common ancestries include Irish at 7% and Indian at 6.3%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Over a quarter of people in Griffith were born overseas, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas and rose 6.6 percentage points since 2011. While this is a little below the state and national figures, India is now the most common overseas birthplace at 8.8%.
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 Griffith [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1016/griffith/topic/ancestry-heritage