8.1% ▼ -0.1%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Emu Vale · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Emu Vale
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 8.1% of people in Emu Vale were born overseas, a figure far below the national average. This makes the area much less diverse in birthplace than most other parts of the country. Most residents trace their roots back to English, Australian, and Scottish ancestors.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 46%, followed by Australian at 38.5% and Scottish at 14.9%. German and Irish roots are also common, at 13% and 11.8% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Far fewer people were born overseas here compared to the rest of Australia, with a gap of 20 percentage points. About 77.6% of the population was born in Australia, while New Zealand is the next most common birthplace at 5%.
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 Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30976/emu-vale/topic/ancestry-heritage