19.1% ▲ +9.4%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 19.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Blewitt Springs · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Blewitt Springs
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly 9 percentage points fewer people were born overseas in Blewitt Springs compared to the national figure. While many residents claim English or Australian ancestry, the area remains much more diverse than most similar places.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common, each representing about 46% of the population. Other notable ancestries include German at 9.0%, Scottish at 8.7%, and Irish at 7.8%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 19.1% of residents were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas, though well below the South Australian figure of 24.1%. Most people were born in Australia (77.5%) or England (9.5%).
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 Blewitt Springs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40126/blewitt-springs/topic/ancestry-heritage