14.4% ▼ -1.3%
Higher than 59% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Geraldton · Urban Area
Ancestry & Birthplace in Geraldton
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common in Geraldton, each claimed by around 39% of residents. Most people here were born in Australia, with a small but steady proportion of the population arriving from overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, followed by Irish at 9.3% and Scottish at 8.7%. Italian ancestry is also notable at 3.9%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
A higher share of people were born overseas than in most similar areas, though at 14.4% this is far below the Western Australian and national figures. This proportion has barely changed since 2011. Most residents were born in Australia (76.7%), with others arriving from England, New Zealand, South Africa and the Philippines.
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 Geraldton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/5006/geraldton/topic/ancestry-heritage