10.0% ▼ -12.5%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Emu Park · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Emu Park
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in Emu Park, where 43.8% of residents claim these roots. This is a predominantly Australian-born community with a very low proportion of overseas births compared to the rest of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, accounting for 43.8% and 42.1% of residents respectively. Other common roots include Irish (12.9%) and Scottish (12.2%) heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 10% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (82.6%), with the next most common birthplaces being England and New Zealand.
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 Emu Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30975/emu-park/topic/ancestry-heritage