22.3% ▲ +3.4%
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 22.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Greenfields · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Greenfields
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
About 22% of people in Greenfields were born overseas, a figure that sits around the middle for similar areas. The community is predominantly of English and Australian descent, with those two groups making up nearly 87% of the population.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 47.8%, followed by Australian at 39.2%. Scottish and Irish backgrounds are also present at 9% and 8.4% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is well below the national figure of 27.7% and the state's 32.2%. This figure has barely changed since 2011, with 71.1% of residents born in Australia and 9% born in England.
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 Greenfields [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/502011023/greenfields/topic/ancestry-heritage