10.5% ▲ +53.0%
Lower than 61% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Hindmarsh · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Hindmarsh
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 10.5% of people in Hindmarsh were born overseas, making it far less diverse than most other Australian areas. The community is dominated by those with English and Australian ancestry, which reflects a strong local tradition of home-grown roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, each accounting for 39.5% of the population. German ancestry is also notable at 14.7%, followed by Scottish and Irish roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents has risen 3.6 percentage points since 2011, though it remains far below the Victorian figure of 30%. Most people here were born in Australia, with 82.6% of the population being native-born.
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 Hindmarsh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA22980/hindmarsh/topic/ancestry-heritage