33.5% ▲ +18.4%
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 33.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Fig Tree Pocket · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Fig Tree Pocket
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A strong international mix defines daily life in Fig Tree Pocket, where over a third of the population was born in another country. This diversity has grown since 2011, making the area far more multicultural than the state average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common here at 39.5%, followed by Australian at 28.8% and Irish at 12.9%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 33.5% of residents were born overseas, a figure that is well above the national average and rose by 5.2 points since 2011. While 64.7% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are England, South Africa, and India.
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 Fig Tree Pocket [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/304021089/fig-tree-pocket/topic/ancestry-heritage