6.6% ▼ -15.5%
Lower than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 6.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Ganmain · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Ganmain
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 6.6% of people in Ganmain were born overseas, which is far below the national figure. This small proportion of overseas-born residents means the local community is dominated by those born in Australia. Most people here identify with English, Australian, or Irish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 43.6%, followed by Australian at 39.7% and Irish at 18.8%. Other notable ancestral backgrounds include Scottish at 11.1% and German at 2.7%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
A far lower share of residents were born overseas compared to New South Wales and Australia, and this figure fell 1.2 points since 2011. The vast majority of people were born in Australia (85.6%), with England (1.7%) and New Zealand (0.8%) being the most common other 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 Ganmain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121041/ganmain/topic/ancestry-heritage