9.9% ▲ +5.8%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Southside · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Southside
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 Southside, where 46% of people claim these roots. The area has a very strong connection to traditional British and Australian origins, with a small percentage of residents born overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most prominent, making up 46% and 41.5% of the population respectively. Irish and Scottish heritage are also common, each accounting for 11% of residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 9.9% of people in Southside were born overseas, a figure far below the national average of 27.7%. While 84.7% of the population was born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are 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 Southside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32612/southside/topic/ancestry-heritage