12.5% ▼ -45.4%
Higher than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Goomalling · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Goomalling
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common root for people in Goomalling, making up 41.5% of the population. The community is predominantly of Anglo-Celtic descent, though the proportion of people born overseas has dropped significantly over the last decade.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, accounting for 41.5% and 39.3% of residents. Irish, Scottish, and German roots also feature in the local mix.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
People born overseas make up 12.5% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the national figure of 27.7%. This proportion has fallen by 10 percentage points since 2011.
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 Goomalling [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522025/goomalling/topic/ancestry-heritage