16.3% ▼ -3.5%
Higher than 64% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Alexandrina · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Alexandrina
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
The proportion of people born overseas in Alexandrina has barely changed since 2011, remaining at 16.3%. While this is higher than most similar areas, it is still far below the national figure. The community is predominantly of English and Australian descent.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 50.1%, followed by Australian at 38.3% and Scottish at 11.4%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 16.3% of residents were born overseas, which is well below the South Australian figure of 24.1%. Most people here were born in Australia (78.1%), with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 9.1%.
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 Alexandrina [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA40220/alexandrina/topic/ancestry-heritage