6.5% ▲ +190.7%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 6.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Balgowan · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Balgowan
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far smaller proportion of people were born overseas in Balgowan compared to the rest of the country. Just 6.5% of residents were born abroad, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes the area much less diverse in terms of birthplace than most other Australian regions.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 46.7% and 31.5% of the population. German heritage is also notable at 14.1%, followed by Scottish and Irish roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 6.5% of residents were born overseas, a figure far below the South Australian average of 24.1%. The vast majority of people here were born in Australia, with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 4.3%.
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 Balgowan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40065/balgowan/topic/ancestry-heritage