10.5% ▼ -40.0%
Lower than 74% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Gympie · Urban Area
Ancestry & Birthplace in Gympie
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Gympie than in the rest of Queensland or Australia. Only 10.5% of the population was born abroad, which is a significant drop from 17.5% in 2011. This makes it an area where most residents have deep local roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 44.5% and 42.6% of the population. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, each accounting for around 11% of residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The typical resident of Gympie was born in Australia, which applies to 84% of the people here. This is far below the national figure of 27.7% for those born overseas, with England and New Zealand being the most common overseas birthplaces.
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 Gympie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/3008/gympie/topic/ancestry-heritage