11.9% ▼ -26.5%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Goomeri · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Goomeri
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in Goomeri, where 41.7% of people claim these roots. Most residents have deep ties to the UK or Australia, creating a population with very few overseas-born residents compared to the rest of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most prominent, accounting for 41.7% and 35.2% of the population respectively. Scottish, Irish, and German roots also feature in the community's heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 11.9% of people were born overseas, a figure that is far below the national average and has fallen 4.3 percentage points since 2011. About 78% of residents were born in Australia, with small numbers coming from New Zealand and England.
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 Goomeri [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321048/goomeri/topic/ancestry-heritage