29.1% ▲ +15.3%
Higher than 85% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 25.2%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 29.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Marion · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Marion
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 Marion than in most similar areas. Nearly 30% of the population was born outside Australia, a figure that has climbed steadily over the last decade. This makes the area more diverse than both the state and national averages.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 38.4%, followed by Australian at 30.9%. Other frequent ancestries include Scottish and Irish, both at 8.8%, and German at 6.7%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Overseas-born residents make up 29.1% of the population, which is well above the South Australian figure of 24.1% and a little above the national 27.7%. This proportion rose 3.9 percentage points since 2011, with 68.0% of people born in Australia, and the most common overseas birthplaces being England, India, China, and Nepal.
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 Marion [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA44060/marion/topic/ancestry-heritage