34.9% ▲ +44.0%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 39.0%
- 2021: 34.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Dry Creek · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Dry Creek
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than one third of people in Dry Creek were born overseas, a figure well above the national average. This international mix is reflected in the local ancestry, where English and Australian roots are most common, followed by Chinese and Vietnamese backgrounds.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common at 33.2% and 25.0% respectively. Other significant groups include Chinese and Vietnamese, who each make up 6.5% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
With 34.9% of residents born overseas, this is one of the highest rates among similar areas and far above the South Australian figure of 24.1%. While 61.2% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are Vietnam (6.0%) and New Zealand (2.6%).
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 Dry Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40373/dry-creek/topic/ancestry-heritage