25.5% ▲ +10.2%
Higher than 80% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Unley · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Unley
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in Unley, where 37.5% of residents claim these roots. The area is quite international, with over a quarter of the population born overseas, a figure that has grown since 2011.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English, Australian, Scottish, Irish, and German are the most common ancestries here, with English and Australian making up over two-thirds of the total.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 25.5% of people in Unley were born overseas, which is much higher than most areas and rose by 2.4 points since 2011. While 72.2% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are England, China, India, and Italy.
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 Unley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA47980/unley/topic/ancestry-heritage