16.8% ▲ +31.1%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Centenary Heights · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Centenary Heights
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English and Australian roots are the most common identities in Centenary Heights, where 75.8% of people claim one of these two ancestries. This heritage shapes the local profile, resulting in a population that is more born in Australia than the state or national average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 39.1%, followed by Australian at 36.7%, while Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 16.8% of residents were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the national figure of 27.7%. About 79.7% of people here were 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 Centenary Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30574/centenary-heights/topic/ancestry-heritage