12.9% ▼ -7.5%
Lower than 51% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Gisborne · Urban Area
Ancestry & Birthplace in Gisborne
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Strong British and Irish roots shape the identity of Gisborne, where the vast majority of residents trace their heritage back to these regions. Most people here were born in Australia, creating a community with very few overseas-born residents compared to the rest of the state.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are most common at 41.7% and 40.5%, followed by Irish (14.3%) and Scottish (12.4%) backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 12.9% of people were born overseas, a figure far below the Victorian average of 30% and the national figure of 27.7%. This proportion has fallen slightly since 2011, with 83% of the population 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 Gisborne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/2009/gisborne/topic/ancestry-heritage