35.9% ▲ +17.6%
Higher than 90% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 30.5%
- 2016: 33.4%
- 2021: 35.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Port Adelaide Enfield · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Port Adelaide Enfield
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over a third of people in Port Adelaide Enfield were born overseas, a figure that is among the highest for similar areas. This diversity is reflected in a mix of ancestries, with English and Australian heritage being the most common. The area has become increasingly international over the last decade.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common at 27.4% and 23.9%, while Indian (6.9%), Scottish (6.2%) and Irish (6.1%) heritages also feature prominently.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 35.9% of residents were born overseas, which is far above the South Australian figure of 24.1% and well above the national figure of 27.7%. This proportion has risen by 5.4 points since 2011, with India (7.7%) and Vietnam (3.9%) being the most common birthplaces after 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 Port Adelaide Enfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA45890/port-adelaide-enfield/topic/ancestry-heritage