31.7% ▲ +25.6%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.2%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 31.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Bowden · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Bowden
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A diverse mix of cultures shapes daily life in Bowden, where 31.7% of people were born overseas. This is well above the national figure of 27.7%, making it a much more multicultural area than most similar places.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 34.1%, followed by Australian at 24.9% and Irish at 10.3%. Chinese and Scottish ancestries also feature prominently at 9.1% and 8.7% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Born-overseas residents make up 31.7% of the population, which is well above the South Australian figure of 24.1%. While 60.8% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are England (4.6%) and China (4.1%).
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 Bowden [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40146/bowden/topic/ancestry-heritage