27.6% —
Higher than 74% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 27.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Greater Adelaide · Capital City
Ancestry & Birthplace in Greater Adelaide
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over a quarter of the people in Greater Adelaide were born in another country, creating a diverse social fabric. This reflects a mix of deep colonial roots and more recent global migration, with English and Australian ancestries remaining the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 36.8%, followed by Australian at 30.2%. Other significant groups include Scottish (8.2%), Irish (7.6%) and Italian (6.8%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Overseas-born residents make up 27.6% of the population, a figure that is well above the South Australian average and has risen by 1.3 points since 2016. While 68.7% of people were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are England (5.7%), India (3.1%), China (1.8%) and Vietnam (1.2%).
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 Greater Adelaide [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/gccsa/4GADE/greater-adelaide/topic/ancestry-heritage