31.7% ▲ +7.9%
Higher than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 30.6%
- 2021: 31.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
West Torrens · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in West Torrens
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over 31% of people in West Torrens were born overseas, making it much more diverse than most other areas. This mix of backgrounds creates a community where nearly a third of residents grew up in another country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, but there are also notable Greek and Italian roots, with 8.2% and 8.8% of residents claiming those backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents has risen 2.3 points since 2011 to reach 31.7%, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. While 65.2% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are India, England, 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 West Torrens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA48410/west-torrens/topic/ancestry-heritage