15.1% ▼ -24.6%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Blanchetown · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Blanchetown
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in Blanchetown, claimed by 52.5% of the population. The area has a strong British legacy, though it has a much lower share of overseas-born residents than the state or national average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
More than half of the people here claim English ancestry, followed by Australian at 30.5% and German at 8.5%. Scottish and Irish heritage are also common, at 7.9% and 7.2% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Overseas-born residents make up 15.1% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the national figure of 27.7%. Most people were born in Australia (74.1%), while England is the most common overseas birthplace at 7.5%.
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 Blanchetown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40124/blanchetown/topic/ancestry-heritage