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Clare and Gilbert Valleys · Council (LGA)

Ancestry & Birthplace in Clare and Gilbert Valleys

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

Barely any change has occurred in the birthplace of residents in the Clare and Gilbert Valleys since 2011. The area remains overwhelmingly Australian-born, with 83.4% of people born here and a strong ancestral link to English and Australian roots.

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📍 Clare and Gilbert Valleys, Council (LGA)

Where Clare and Gilbert Valleys sits — People born overseas

10.1% ▲ +7.3%

All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Clare and Gilbert Valleys — lower than 64% of areas.

Clare and Gilbert Valleys10.1%
Rest of SA 11.6%
South Australia 24.1%
Australia 27.7%

Ancestry

The ancestries people most identify with.

English and Australian are the most common ancestries, while German heritage is also prominent at 11.7%. Scottish and Irish backgrounds each account for 10.1% of the population.

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Clare and Gilbert Valleys splits fairly evenly between English (37%) and Australian (34%), with German at 9%.

English 45.3% Australian 41.4% German 11.7% Scottish 10.1% Irish 10.1% Dutch 1.5% Italian 1.4% Indian 0.7% Filipino 0.5% Chinese 0.3%

Country of birth

Australia and the largest overseas communities.

Only 10.1% of people were born overseas, a figure that is far below the South Australian (24.1%) and national (27.7%) rates. Most of these residents were born in England, followed by small numbers from India and New Zealand.

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10.1% ▲ +7.3%

Lower than 64% of council (lga) areas.

Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).

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 Clare and Gilbert Valleys [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA41140/clare-and-gilbert-valleys/topic/ancestry-heritage