48.2% ▲ +6.1%
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 45.4%
- 2016: 47.5%
- 2021: 48.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
The Parks · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in The Parks
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Almost half of all residents in The Parks were born overseas, placing the area among the highest for overseas birthplaces at this level. This strong international profile is reflected in the local ancestry, with Vietnamese and English being the most common backgrounds.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Vietnamese ancestry is the most common at 19.2%, followed by English at 16.1% and Australian at 15.5%. Chinese and Indian ancestries also make up significant parts of the community at 7.9% and 6.1% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 48.2% of people here were born overseas, which is far above the South Australian figure of 24.1% and the national figure of 27.7%. This proportion rose by 2.8 percentage points since 2011, with Vietnam (15.3%) and India (7.7%) as the most frequent 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 The Parks [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/404021102/the-parks/topic/ancestry-heritage