42.2% ▲ +23.7%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.1%
- 2016: 35.7%
- 2021: 42.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Ashford · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Ashford
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A shift toward greater cultural diversity has seen Ashford become a hub for international residents. This is most evident in the number of people born overseas, which is now far above the national figure.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are most common, though Indian (11.4%) and Chinese (10.4%) ancestries are also prominent in the area.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Forty-two percent of people here were born overseas, a figure far above the 24.1% seen across South Australia. India is the most common birthplace outside Australia, accounting for 13.2% of the population.
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 Ashford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40046/ashford/topic/ancestry-heritage