# Ancestry & Birthplace — Smithfield - Elizabeth North

Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.

Area: Smithfield - Elizabeth North (Statistical Area 2 (SA2))

About one in five people in Smithfield - Elizabeth North were born overseas, which is around the middle for similar areas. Most residents claim English or Australian ancestry, reflecting a population with strong ties to these backgrounds.

The 20% of people born overseas is well below the 24.1% seen in South Australia and the 27.7% national figure. This proportion has also fallen by 1.9 percentage points since 2011, with 70% of residents now born in Australia.

English ancestry is the most common at 41.8%, followed by Australian at 35.4%. Other notable groups include Scottish, Irish and German ancestries.

## Statistics

| Statistic | Value | Change since |
| --- | --- | --- |
| People born overseas | 20.0% | -8.5% since 2011 |

**Country of birth** — Australia 70.0%, England 6.9%, Philippines 0.7%, New Zealand 0.6%, India 0.4%, Vietnam 0.3%, Italy 0.2%, Nepal 0.1%, South Africa 0.1%, China 0.1%

**Ancestry** — English 41.8%, Australian 35.4%, Scottish 8.1%, Irish 6.3%, German 5.7%, Italian 2.6%, Dutch 1.5%, Filipino 1.1%, Greek 0.7%, Chinese 0.4%, Indian 0.4%, Vietnamese 0.4%

Interactive: https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/402021034/smithfield-elizabeth-north/topic/ancestry-heritage