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Northgate - Northfield · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Ancestry & Birthplace in Northgate - Northfield

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

A far higher share of people were born overseas in Northgate - Northfield than in the rest of the state. About 40% of the population grew up outside Australia, which is 16 percentage points above the South Australian figure. This creates a diverse mix of cultural backgrounds across the area.

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📍 Northgate - Northfield, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Northgate - Northfield sits — People born overseas

40.0% —

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Northgate - Northfield — higher than 83% of areas.

Northgate - Northfield40.0%
5085, SA 41.5%
South Australia 24.1%
Australia 27.7%

Ancestry

The ancestries people most identify with.

English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 23.1% and 20.6% of the population. Chinese and Indian ancestries also have a strong presence at 10.4% and 9.5% respectively.

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Northgate - Northfield splits fairly evenly between English (25%) and Australian (22%), with Chinese at 11%.

English 23.1% Australian 20.6% Chinese 10.4% Indian 9.5% Italian 6.0% Scottish 4.9% German 4.7% Irish 4.4% Vietnamese 2.8% Filipino 2.0%

Country of birth

Australia and the largest overseas communities.

Forty per cent of residents were born overseas, a figure far above the national average of 27.7%. While 57.1% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are India at 9.6% and China at 4.8%.

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 Northgate - Northfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/402031175/northgate-northfield/topic/ancestry-heritage