5.4% ▼ -37.5%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 5.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Tewinga · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Tewinga
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A strong sense of traditional roots defines Tewinga, where half of the residents claim English ancestry. Most people here were born in Australia, contributing to a community with very few overseas-born residents compared to the rest of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 50%, followed by Australian at 40.5% and Scottish at 24.3%. Irish and German backgrounds are also present in smaller numbers.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 5.4% of people were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7% and the state's 29.3%. Roughly 80% of the population was 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 Tewinga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13823/tewinga/topic/ancestry-heritage