21.8% ▲ +0.3%
Higher than 76% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 21.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Playford · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Playford
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A mix of diverse backgrounds shapes daily life in Playford, where English and Australian ancestries are the most common. While many residents have deep roots in Australia, over one-fifth of the population was born in another country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common here at 41.6%, followed by Australian at 35.6%. Other significant ancestral groups include Scottish (7.6%), Irish (6.2%), and German (5.7%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 21.8% of people were born overseas, a figure that is much higher than most areas but well below the national average of 27.7%. This proportion has barely changed since 2011, with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 6.3%.
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 Playford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA45680/playford/topic/ancestry-heritage