40.9% ▲ +30.8%
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 31.2%
- 2016: 36.2%
- 2021: 40.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Parafield Gardens · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Parafield Gardens
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A much higher share of people were born overseas in Parafield Gardens than in most other areas. This diversity is reflected in the community's roots, with a significant number of residents claiming Indian and Vietnamese ancestry alongside English and Australian heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 24.6% and 23.4% of the population. Indian (7.4%) and Vietnamese (7.1%) ancestries also represent significant portions of the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Forty-point-nine per cent of people here were born overseas, a figure far above the South Australian (24.1%) and national (27.7%) averages. This proportion has risen by 9.6 percentage points since 2011, with India and Vietnam being the most common birthplaces outside 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 Parafield Gardens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/402041043/parafield-gardens/topic/ancestry-heritage