10.6% ▼ -13.2%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Echunga · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Echunga
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Strong roots in British and European heritage shape daily life in Echunga, where nearly half the population identifies as English. Most residents were born in Australia, contributing to a community with very few overseas-born arrivals compared to the rest of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 46.3%, followed closely by Australian at 40.7%. Other significant roots include German (14.4%), Scottish (11.6%) and Irish (10.5%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 10.6% of people were born overseas, which is far below the South Australian figure of 24.1% and the national average of 27.7%. Australia is the birthplace for 83.7% of residents, while England is the most common overseas origin at 5.1%.
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 Echunga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40388/echunga/topic/ancestry-heritage