28.7% ▲ +9.8%
Higher than 71% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 26.1%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 28.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Adelaide - Central and Hills · Region (SA4)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Adelaide - Central and Hills
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A higher proportion of people were born overseas in Adelaide - Central and Hills than in the rest of South Australia. While 28.7% of the population was born abroad, the area's ancestry remains rooted in British and European origins.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 34.6%, followed by Australian at 27.7%. Italian, Scottish and Irish roots are also prominent in the area.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Nearly 29% of residents were born overseas, a figure that is well above the South Australian average and has risen by 2.6 percentage points since 2011. Most people were born in Australia (67.8%), with the next most common birthplaces being England, China, India and Italy.
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 - Central and Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/401/adelaide-central-and-hills/topic/ancestry-heritage