28.0% ▲ +5.6%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 28.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Athelstone · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Athelstone
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly 28% of people in Athelstone were born overseas, a figure that has risen since 2011. This mix of backgrounds is most visible in the area's ancestry, where Italian and English roots are almost equally common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Italian ancestry is the most common at 27.6%, followed closely by English at 27.5% and Australian at 25.1%. Scottish and Irish heritage are also present, at 6.4% and 6.2% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of residents born overseas is 28.0%, which is well above the South Australian figure of 24.1%. While 69.9% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are Italy, England, India and China.
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 Athelstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/401041014/athelstone/topic/ancestry-heritage