21.4% ▼ -1.0%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 21.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Blackwood · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Blackwood
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English and Australian roots dominate the family histories of people living in Blackwood. Over half of the population identifies as English, contributing to a local identity that feels more traditional than the broader national trend.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 52.2%, followed by Australian at 35.4%. Scottish, Irish, and German roots also feature strongly, with 12.4%, 11.3% and 9.2% of residents claiming these backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 21.4% of residents were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas, though this is a little below the South Australian figure of 24.1%. Most people here were born in Australia (76.6%), while England is the most common overseas birthplace at 8.8%.
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 Blackwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40119/blackwood/topic/ancestry-heritage