11.6% —
Lower than 90% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Rest of SA · Capital City
Ancestry & Birthplace in Rest of SA
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 11.6% of people in Rest of SA were born overseas, making it one of the least internationally diverse regions in the country. The area is overwhelmingly Australian-born and identifies strongly with English and Australian roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the most common ancestries, making up 42.0% and 40.5% of the population respectively. Other notable roots include German at 10.7%, Scottish at 9.2%, and Irish at 7.7%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is far below the national figure of 27.7% and the state's 24.1%. This 11.6% share has barely changed since 2016, with most residents born in Australia (81.3%) followed by England (4.2%).
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 Rest of SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/gccsa/4RSAU/rest-of-sa/topic/ancestry-heritage