7.6% ▼ -8.9%
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 7.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wattle Range · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wattle Range
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common background in Wattle Range, where 43.1% of people claim this heritage. The area is overwhelmingly born in Australia, with very few residents arriving from overseas compared to the rest of the state.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries dominate here, making up 43.1% and 42.2% of the population. Scottish, Irish and German roots are also common, accounting for 12.1%, 8.6% and 8.3% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 7.6% of people were born overseas, a figure that is far below the South Australian average of 24.1% and the national figure of 27.7%. This low proportion of overseas-born residents has barely changed since 2011.
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 Wattle Range [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/407021158/wattle-range/topic/ancestry-heritage