23.6% ▲ +3.6%
Higher than 78% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Holdfast Bay · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Holdfast Bay
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Much higher proportions of overseas-born residents live in Holdfast Bay than in most similar areas. While 23.6% of people here were born abroad, this figure is well below the national average of 27.7%. English and Australian ancestries are the most common, together accounting for over 76% of the population.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent at 44.1%, followed by Australian at 32.4%. Irish and Scottish roots are also common, each representing around 11% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 23.6% of residents were born overseas, a figure that has risen slightly since 2011. While this is about the same as the South Australian average, it is well below the national figure.
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 Holdfast Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA42600/holdfast-bay/topic/ancestry-heritage