26.2% ▲ +8.7%
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 26.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Modbury Heights · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Modbury Heights
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people were born overseas in Modbury Heights than in most similar areas. While English and Australian ancestries are the most common, the community has grown more diverse with the overseas-born population rising to 26.2%.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common here, making up 42.5% and 32.8% of the population respectively, followed by Scottish, Irish and German roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Overseas-born residents make up 26.2% of the population, which is a little above the South Australian figure and rose 2.1 percentage points since 2011. England is the most common birth place outside Australia at 8.3%, followed by India at 3.6%.
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 Modbury Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/402051053/modbury-heights/topic/ancestry-heritage