21.5% ▲ +8.5%
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Mitcham · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Mitcham
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
About one in five people in Mitcham were born overseas, a figure that sits around the middle for similar areas. While British roots remain the most common, the community has seen its overseas-born population grow slightly since 2011.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 42.2%, followed by Australian at 33.3%. Scottish, Irish, and German ancestries also make up significant shares of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The 21.5% of residents born outside Australia is a little below the South Australian figure and well below the national average. This proportion rose by 1.7 percentage points since 2011, with England, China, and India as 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 Mitcham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/403031069/mitcham/topic/ancestry-heritage