8.6% —
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Seaview · Suburb / Locality
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 8.6% of people in Seaview were born overseas, which is far below the national figure. This makes the area much more Australian-born than most other parts of the country. While ancestral roots are diverse, the vast majority of residents trace their heritage back to the British Isles.
The ancestries people most identify with.
More than half of the population identifies as Australian, while English, Scottish, and Irish ancestries are also common. A small number of residents, around 3.6%, claim Dutch heritage.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The overseas-born population is much lower than the state and national figures, with 85.7% of residents born in Australia. Of those born abroad, England is the most common birthplace at 2.9%.
8.6% —
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Seaview [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22253/seaview/topic/ancestry-heritage