14.2% ▲ +2.5%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Auburn · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Auburn
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly half of people in Auburn identify as having English ancestry, making it the most common heritage in the area. The community is largely Australian-born, with a strong connection to British and European roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English heritage is the most frequent, at 49.7%, followed by Australian at 40% and German at 12.9%. Irish and Scottish ancestries are also common, at 12.3% and 9.3% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 14.2% of residents were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this is well below the South Australian figure of 24.1% and far below the national average of 27.7%.
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 Auburn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40051/auburn/topic/ancestry-heritage