33.6% ▲ +0.7%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.3%
- 2016: 34.0%
- 2021: 33.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Brompton · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Brompton
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A growing share of people born overseas now live in Brompton, where 33.6% of residents were born outside Australia. This is well above the figures for both South Australia and the rest of the country. While many residents claim English or Australian ancestry, the area has become a diverse hub for arrivals from across the globe.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 31.8%, followed by Australian at 23.0%. Other significant groups include those with Irish, Scottish, and German roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is among the highest for similar areas, sitting 9.5 percentage points above the state average. Beyond Australia, the most common birthplaces are England, Vietnam, China, and India.
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 Brompton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40165/brompton/topic/ancestry-heritage