12.2% ▼ -18.6%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Edinburgh · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Edinburgh
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common background for people in Edinburgh, making up 41.8% of the population. This local area has a much stronger Australian-born population than the state or national averages, creating a community with deep domestic roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, at 41.8% and 39.9% respectively. Other common backgrounds include Scottish (12.5%), Irish (11.2%), and German (5.3%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 12.2% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the South Australian figure of 24.1% and the national figure of 27.7%. Most people here were born in Australia (82.7%), followed by India (2.9%) and England (2.4%).
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 Edinburgh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40392/edinburgh/topic/ancestry-heritage