5.4% ▲ +72.9%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 5.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Elsey · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Elsey
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian ancestry is the most common background in Elsey, where 10.5% of people identify with these roots. The area is overwhelmingly born in Australia, with very few residents arriving from overseas compared to the rest of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
People of Australian (10.5%) and English (9.3%) descent are the most common groups, followed by those with Irish (3.5%), Scottish (1.8%) and German (1.8%) ancestry.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 5.4% of people were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7% and among the lowest in similar areas. This number has risen slightly since 2011, when it was 3.1%.
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 Elsey [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/702051065/elsey/topic/ancestry-heritage