16.7% ▼ -7.6%
Higher than 66% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Adelaide Hills · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Adelaide Hills
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Strong ties to British and European heritage shape daily life in Adelaide Hills, where nearly half the people claim English ancestry. Most residents were born in Australia, creating a community with a very high proportion of local-born families compared to the rest of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 47%, followed by Australian at 38%. Other significant roots include German at 11.2%, Scottish at 11.1%, and Irish at 9.3%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 16.7% of people here were born overseas, a figure that is far below the national average of 27.7% and has fallen since 2011. Most residents were born in Australia (79.1%), with England (7.1%) being the most common overseas birthplace.
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 Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA40120/adelaide-hills/topic/ancestry-heritage