24.4% ▼ -14.9%
Lower than 51% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 29.4%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Spence · Federal Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Spence
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Much fewer people were born overseas in Spence compared to the national figure. While nearly 25% of the population was born outside Australia, this is well below the Australian average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common here, with 39.4% and 33.7% of residents claiming these roots. Other frequent ancestries include Scottish, Irish, and German.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 24.4% of people were born overseas, which is about the same as the South Australian figure but well below the national average. This proportion fell 4.3 percentage points since 2011, with most residents born in Australia, England, or Vietnam.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Spence
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Spence [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED409/spence/topic/ancestry-heritage