10.2% —
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Bowhill · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Bowhill
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A strong sense of British and Australian heritage shapes the identity of Bowhill, where over half the population identifies as Australian. Most residents have roots in the UK and Europe, contributing to a community with very few overseas-born residents.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian (52%) and English (41.7%) are the most common ancestries here, followed by German (17.3%), Scottish (5.5%), and Irish (3.9%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 10.2% of people were born overseas, which is far below the figures for South Australia (24.1%) and Australia (27.7%). While nearly 79% were born in Australia, England is the most common overseas birthplace at 8.7%.
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 Bowhill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40148/bowhill/topic/ancestry-heritage