11.8% ▼ -2.2%
Lower than 54% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Barossa · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Barossa
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage for people in Barossa, where 42.6% of residents claim these roots. This is a region with deep ancestral ties, where the vast majority of people trace their family history to the UK, Australia, or Germany.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, while German heritage is also significant at 21.8%. Scottish and Irish roots follow at 9.3% and 8.0% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 11.8% of people here were born overseas, a figure that is far below the state and national averages. This proportion has barely changed since 2011, with 83.6% of the population born in Australia.
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 Barossa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA40310/barossa/topic/ancestry-heritage