7.3% ▲ +35.7%
Lower than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Gulgong · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Gulgong
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 7.3% of people in Gulgong were born overseas, a figure far below the national average. This reflects a community with deep local roots and very few recent arrivals from abroad. Most residents identify with traditional British and Australian heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, accounting for 44.1% and 43.1% of the population respectively. Irish (11.9%) and Scottish (9.1%) origins also make up a significant part of the local mix.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is much lower than in most other areas, sitting at 7.3% compared to the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. While this is far below the state and national levels, the number has risen slightly by 1.9 percentage points since 2011.
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 Gulgong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115071/gulgong/topic/ancestry-heritage