29.5% ▼ -8.1%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.0%
- 2016: 31.5%
- 2021: 29.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Devon Park · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Devon Park
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A much higher proportion of people were born overseas in Devon Park compared to most other areas. Nearly 30% of the population was born outside Australia, which is well above the South Australian figure. This creates a diverse community where residents trace their roots to several different continents.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 33.8%, followed by Australian at 23%. Other common ancestral backgrounds include German, Irish and Scottish.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 29.5% of residents were born overseas, which is a little above the national figure. While 64.2% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are England, India, Vietnam and China.
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 Devon Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40364/devon-park/topic/ancestry-heritage