9.4% ▲ +57.0%
Lower than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Gunning · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Gunning
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Traditional British and Irish roots deeply shape the identity of Gunning (L). Nearly half of the population claims Australian ancestry, while the vast majority of residents were born here or in other English-speaking nations.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is very common at 43.7%, followed by Irish (15.7%) and Scottish (10.3%) roots. German ancestry also accounts for 5.0% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 9.4% of people were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national rate of 27.7%. This proportion has risen by 3.4 points since 2011, though 84.8% of residents were still born in Australia.
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 Gunning [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121047/gunning/topic/ancestry-heritage