8.9% ▲ +3.4%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Svensson Heights · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Svensson Heights
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Svensson Heights than in the rest of the country. Only 8.9% of residents were born abroad, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes it a place where the vast majority of people have Australian roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common here, making up 43.2% and 41.9% of the population respectively. Other notable groups include Irish, Scottish and German heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 85.9% of the population was born in Australia. For those born overseas, England is the most common birthplace at 2.0%, followed by New Zealand at 1.7%.
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 Svensson Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32705/svensson-heights/topic/ancestry-heritage