7.2% ▼ -62.3%
Lower than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 7.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Goroke · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Goroke
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Goroke compared to the rest of the state, with only 7.2% of the population born abroad. This local figure sits far below the 30% seen across Victoria. Most residents trace their family roots back to the British Isles and Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian and English, each at 45.2%. Other significant family roots include Scottish (12%), German (10.6%), and Irish (8.7%) origins.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Almost 89% of the community was born in Australia. The proportion of overseas-born residents has fallen sharply by 12 percentage points since 2011, leaving the area far below the national figure of 27.7%.
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 Goroke [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222029/goroke/topic/ancestry-heritage