13.8% —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Silverwood · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Silverwood
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 Silverwood, where nearly half of the residents claim these roots. While the area has a higher proportion of overseas-born residents than most similar places, it remains much less diverse than the wider state and country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the most common ancestries here, making up 46.6% and 41.4% of the population. Irish, Scottish, and Dutch backgrounds are also present, each accounting for between 6.9% and 8.6%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 13.8% of people were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the national figure of 27.7%. The vast majority are born in Australia (82.8%), with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 6.9%.
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 Silverwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32571/silverwood/topic/ancestry-heritage