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Greenock · Urban Centre

Ancestry & Birthplace in Greenock

Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.

Strong ties to British and European roots shape daily life in Greenock, where English and Australian ancestries are the most common. Almost 40% of residents claim English heritage, and nearly a quarter identify as German.

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📍 Greenock, Urban Centre

Where Greenock sits — People born overseas

10.5% ▼ -14.3%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Greenock — lower than 53% of areas.

Greenock10.5%
5360, SA 9.0%
South Australia 24.1%
Australia 27.7%

Ancestry

The ancestries people most identify with.

English ancestry is most common at 39.6%, followed closely by Australian at 37.7% and German at 22.2%.

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Greenock splits fairly evenly between English (33%) and Australian (32%), with German at 19%.

English 39.6% Australian 37.7% German 22.2% Scottish 10.0% Irish 5.8% Dutch 2.2% Italian 1.1% Chinese 0.3%

Country of birth

Australia and the largest overseas communities.

Only 10.5% of people were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This proportion has fallen by 1.8 percentage points since 2011.

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10.5% ▼ -14.3%

Lower than 53% of urban centre areas.

Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).

Country of birth

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In Greenock, Australia is the majority at 92%; England is next at 7%.

Australia 79.7% England 5.7% New Zealand 1.0% Italy 0.3%

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 Greenock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL421013/greenock/topic/ancestry-heritage