34.1% ▲ +22.5%
Higher than 89% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 31.1%
- 2021: 34.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Salisbury · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Salisbury
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common background in Salisbury, where 30.8% of people claim these roots. The area is notably diverse, with more than a third of the population born overseas. This international mix has grown steadily over the last decade.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, making up 30.8% and 27.0% of residents. Scottish, Irish, and German roots are also common, each accounting for about 5% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Around 34.1% of people here were born overseas, a figure far above the South Australian average of 24.1% and well above the national figure. This proportion has risen by 6.3 percentage points since 2011, with India and Vietnam among the most common birthplaces outside 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 Salisbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA47140/salisbury/topic/ancestry-heritage