43.8% ▲ +20.5%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 36.3%
- 2016: 40.7%
- 2021: 43.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Enfield - Blair Athol · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Enfield - Blair Athol
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far higher proportion of people were born overseas in Enfield - Blair Athol than in the rest of the state. Almost 44% of residents were born abroad, a figure that has climbed steadily over the last decade. This creates a diverse community where a wide variety of global backgrounds are represented.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common at 21.3% and 20.0% respectively. Indian ancestry is also prominent at 9.7%, followed by Italian and Chinese backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
At 43.8%, the share of overseas-born residents is far above the South Australian figure of 24.1% and the national average of 27.7%. This has risen 7.4 percentage points since 2011, with India now the most common birthplace outside Australia at 11.5%.
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 Enfield - Blair Athol [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/402031036/enfield-blair-athol/topic/ancestry-heritage