33.1% ▲ +11.4%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.7%
- 2016: 31.7%
- 2021: 33.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Burnside - Wattle Park · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Burnside - Wattle Park
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A diverse mix of cultural backgrounds shapes daily life in Burnside - Wattle Park, where over a third of residents were born overseas. This international character is most visible in the local ancestry, with English and Australian roots being the most common, followed by significant Chinese and Italian groups.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English (32.1%) and Australian (25.3%) are the most common ancestries. Other prominent groups include Chinese (13.2%), Italian (10.3%), and Scottish (8.5%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 33.1% of people were born overseas, which is well above the state figure of 24.1% and the national figure of 27.7%. This has risen by 3.4 percentage points since 2011, with China (6.0%) and England (4.5%) 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 Burnside - Wattle Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/401031011/burnside-wattle-park/topic/ancestry-heritage