15.9% ▼ -3.6%
Lower than 63% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Adelaide Hills · Sub-region (SA3)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Adelaide Hills
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Almost 80% of people in the Adelaide Hills were born in Australia, making it a region with a very high proportion of local-born residents. The area's roots are heavily European, with nearly half of the population claiming English ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 47.1%, followed by Australian at 39.2%. German, Scottish, and Irish heritage are also prominent, each making up between 9% and 12% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 15.9% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7% and well below South Australia's 24.1%. This proportion has barely changed since 2011, when it sat at 16.5%.
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 Adelaide Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/40102/adelaide-hills/topic/ancestry-heritage