13.0% ▲ +9.9%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Silkstone · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Silkstone
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A strong preference for traditional roots continues to define Silkstone, where the vast majority of residents claim English or Australian ancestry. These deep connections to these origins remain the dominant story of the area's identity.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are almost equal here, at 40.4% and 41.4% respectively. Scottish and Irish roots are also common, making up about 12% each of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 13% of people in Silkstone were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (81.4%), followed by small groups from New Zealand and England.
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 Silkstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32560/silkstone/topic/ancestry-heritage