12.7% ▲ +106.8%
Higher than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Gisborne · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Gisborne
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A growing number of overseas-born residents now live in Gisborne, with the proportion of people born abroad rising by 6.5 percentage points since 2011. While most residents claim English or Australian ancestry, the community has become more diverse over the last decade.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common here, making up 43.0% and 40.6% of the population. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, accounting for 14.9% and 12.3% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 12.7% of people were born overseas, which is higher than in most similar areas but far below the figures for Victoria and Australia. Most residents were born in Australia (85.2%), followed by England at 3.8%.
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 Gisborne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL213006/gisborne/topic/ancestry-heritage