45.4% ▲ +11.2%
Higher than 98% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 40.8%
- 2016: 44.3%
- 2021: 45.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Adelaide · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Adelaide
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly half of the people living in Adelaide were born overseas, making it one of the most diverse areas in the region. This international mix is seen in the street, where Chinese ancestry is now almost as common as English ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 27.3%, but Chinese ancestry is also very prominent at 20.0%. Other common roots include Australian, Irish, and Scottish.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents has risen to 45.4%, which is far above the national figure of 27.7%. While 47.5% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are China, England, India, and Vietnam.
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 Adelaide [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA40070/adelaide/topic/ancestry-heritage