29.1% ▲ +154.4%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 29.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Gatton · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Gatton
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Diverse cultural backgrounds shape the daily life of Gatton, where nearly 30% of residents were born overseas. This international mix has grown rapidly over the last decade, creating a community with a strong blend of traditional European roots and newer arrivals from Asia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian (30.3%) and English (29.1%). Other significant groups include German (13.1%), Irish (7.7%) and Scottish (6.3%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Almost 29.1% of people here were born overseas, a figure that is well above the Queensland average and has jumped 18 percentage points since 2011. While 64.4% were born in Australia, the largest overseas groups are from India (4.7%) and China (1.9%).
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 Gatton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL314010/gatton/topic/ancestry-heritage