16.8% ▲ +6.7%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Clapham · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Clapham
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common roots for people in Clapham, with 43.6% and 38.7% respectively. The area has a strong British heritage, though the proportion of people born overseas is far lower than the national figure.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the most common ancestries here, followed by Scottish at 11.9%, German at 9.6%, and Irish at 8.4%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 16.8% of residents were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the South Australian figure of 24.1%. Most people were born in Australia (81.2%), with the next most common birthplaces being England, China, India, and New Zealand.
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 Clapham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40258/clapham/topic/ancestry-heritage