4.1% —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 4.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Cannawigara · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Cannawigara
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Almost everyone in Cannawigara was born in Australia, making it a community with very few overseas-born residents. The area is overwhelmingly of European descent, with English and Australian ancestries making up nearly 85% of the population.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 44.9%, followed by Australian at 40.1%. Other notable family roots include German (15%), Scottish (5.4%), and Dutch (4.1%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 4.1% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the South Australian figure of 24.1% and the national rate of 27.7%. This is much lower than most other areas, with 87.8% of residents born in Australia.
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 Cannawigara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40214/cannawigara/topic/ancestry-heritage