20.3% ▲ +135.8%
Higher than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 20.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Goolwa · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Goolwa
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A huge jump in the overseas-born population has changed the face of Goolwa, where 20.3% of residents now live who were born in another country. This is a significant rise from just 8.6% in 2011, though the figure remains well below the national average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common here at 52.6%, followed by Australian at 34.9% and Scottish at 11.7%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While the proportion of people born overseas is among the highest for similar areas, it is still well below the South Australian figure of 24.1%. Most people were born in Australia (74.1%), with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 11.9%.
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 Goolwa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL414001/goolwa/topic/ancestry-heritage