19.5% ▼ -7.0%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Aldinga · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Aldinga
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than half of the people in Aldinga claim English ancestry. This area has a strong connection to British and Australian roots, with a smaller proportion of residents born overseas compared to the rest of the state.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 51.3%, followed by Australian at 37.7%, Scottish at 10.7%, Irish at 9.2% and German at 7.0%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 19.5% of residents were born overseas, a figure that is well below the South Australian and national averages and has fallen since 2011. While 74.9% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are England at 10.8% and New Zealand at 1.2%.
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 Aldinga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/403041072/aldinga/topic/ancestry-heritage