10.4% ▼ -33.7%
Lower than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Gympie · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Gympie
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Strong British and Irish roots shape the identity of Gympie, where English and Australian ancestries are most common. This is a place with a very low proportion of overseas-born residents, reflecting a population deeply rooted in local and colonial history.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 44.3%, followed closely by Australian at 42.3%. Other significant groups include Irish (11.3%), Scottish (10.9%) and German (7.3%) heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 10.4% of people were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7% and the state figure of 22.7%. This proportion has fallen by 5.3 percentage points since 2011, with 83.7% of the population 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 Gympie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL313006/gympie/topic/ancestry-heritage