10.7% ▼ -4.1%
Lower than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Goulburn · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Goulburn
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Strong ties to British and Irish roots shape the heritage of Goulburn. While most residents were born in Australia, those with ancestral links to England and Ireland make up a huge part of the local identity.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries, each at around 41%. Irish and Scottish roots follow at 13.1% and 9.9% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 10.7% of people were born overseas, a figure far below the New South Wales average of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. This has barely changed since 2011, when the rate was 11.1%.
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 Goulburn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL112009/goulburn/topic/ancestry-heritage