23.6% ▲ +4.1%
Higher than 57% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 22.6%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Holdfast Bay · Sub-region (SA3)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Holdfast Bay
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in Holdfast Bay, where 44.2% of people claim these roots. This area is largely Australian-born, though the proportion of people born overseas has risen slightly to 23.6% since 2011.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian roots are the most prominent, making up 44.2% and 32.1% of the population. Irish, Scottish and German ancestries also feature strongly, accounting for 11.6%, 11% and 7.6% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 23.6% of residents were born overseas, a figure that is about the same as the South Australian average but well below the national figure of 27.7%. While 73.2% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are England (7.7%), India (1.2%) and New Zealand (0.9%).
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 Holdfast Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/40301/holdfast-bay/topic/ancestry-heritage