27.8% ▲ +13.2%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.5%
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 27.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Dover Gardens · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Dover Gardens
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Diverse cultural roots shape daily life in Dover Gardens, where over a quarter of the population was born outside Australia. English and Australian ancestries are most common, but a wide mix of international backgrounds defines the local community.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent at 39.2%, followed by Australian at 31.8%. Other common roots include Scottish, Irish and German ancestry.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 27.8% of residents were born overseas, which is much higher than most areas and well above the South Australian figure. While most were born in Australia, the largest overseas groups come from England, India, China and Nepal.
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 Dover Gardens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40371/dover-gardens/topic/ancestry-heritage