16.7% —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Borrika · Suburb / Locality
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Half of the people in Borrika identify as having Australian ancestry, making it the most common background in the area. While the community has strong ties to English and German roots, it is far less diverse in birthplace than the national average.
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian ancestry is the most frequent at 50%, followed by English at 20%, German at 13.3%, and Scottish at 10%.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 16.7% of residents were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas, though this is far below the Australian figure of 27.7%.
16.7% —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Borrika [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40144/borrika/topic/ancestry-heritage