15.7% ▲ +70.1%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Elands · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Elands
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
British roots run deep in Elands, where a strong majority of residents claim English, Australian, or Irish ancestry. While most people here were born in Australia, there is a small but notable presence of overseas-born residents.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 42.1%, followed by Australian at 34.8% and Irish at 25.3%. Scottish and German heritage also feature, at 10.7% and 7.9% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 15.7% of people were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this is far below the state figure of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%, with 75.8% of the population born in Australia.
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 Elands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11391/elands/topic/ancestry-heritage