15.7% ▲ +15.8%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Jerrys Plains · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Jerrys Plains
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian ancestry is the most common heritage for those in Jerrys Plains, where nearly half the population claims this background. The area remains predominantly Australian-born, though it has a higher proportion of overseas-born residents than most similar areas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the second most common at 41.6%, followed by Irish at 18.3% and Scottish at 8.3%. Italian heritage is also present for 3.1% of residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 15.7% of people were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas, though this is far below the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (79.9%), with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 4.3%.
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 Jerrys Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12030/jerrys-plains/topic/ancestry-heritage