19.9% ▲ +0.6%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 19.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Cheltenham · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Cheltenham
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common background in Cheltenham, where 34.7% of people claim this heritage. This is the largest group in a community that also sees strong ties to Australian and Irish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, making up 34.7% and 31.5% of the population. Other common backgrounds include Irish (9.4%), Italian (9.0%), and Scottish (8.6%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 19.9% of people were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas. However, this figure is well below the 24.1% seen in South Australia and the 27.7% national average.
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 Cheltenham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40248/cheltenham/topic/ancestry-heritage