9.3% ▲ +2.3%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Avenell Heights · Suburb / Locality
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common root for people in Avenell Heights, where 42.6% of residents claim this heritage. The area is very strongly Australian in its makeup, with a small proportion of people born overseas compared to the rest of the country.
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most prevalent, making up 42.6% and 40.7% of the population respectively. German, Irish, and Scottish roots are also common, each representing around 9% to 10% of residents.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 9.3% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This is lower than most areas, with 84.2% of the population born in Australia.
9.3% ▲ +2.3%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Avenell Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30106/avenell-heights/topic/ancestry-heritage