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Adelaide Plains · Council (LGA)

Ancestry & Birthplace in Adelaide Plains

Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.

Australian and English ancestries are the most common in Adelaide Plains, each claimed by over 43% of the population. This creates a community with very strong ties to the British Isles, while a much smaller proportion of residents were born outside Australia.

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📍 Adelaide Plains, Council (LGA)

Where Adelaide Plains sits — People born overseas

13.1% —

All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Adelaide Plains — higher than 53% of areas.

Adelaide Plains13.1%
Rest of SA 11.6%
South Australia 24.1%
Australia 27.7%

Ancestry

The ancestries people most identify with.

Most people here identify as Australian (43.7%) or English (43.2%). Other common ancestries include Scottish (8.3%), Irish (6.8%) and German (6.3%).

Country of birth

Australia and the largest overseas communities.

Only 13.1% of people were born overseas, which is far below the South Australian figure of 24.1% and the national figure of 27.7%. While 80% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are England (5.6%) and New Zealand (0.8%).

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 Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA40150/adelaide-plains/topic/ancestry-heritage