30.3% ▲ +12.8%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 30.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Elizabeth · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Elizabeth
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over 30% of people in Elizabeth were born overseas, a figure well above the state average. This creates a diverse community where nearly a third of residents have roots outside Australia. English and Australian ancestries remain the most common origins here.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 41%, followed by Australian at 29.2%. Other notable ancestries include Scottish at 7.2% and Irish at 5.9%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 30.3% of residents were born overseas, which is much higher than most areas and 6.2 percentage points above the South Australian figure. While 60.4% were born in Australia, the next most common birthplaces are England at 6.7% and New Zealand at 1.3%.
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 Elizabeth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40397/elizabeth/topic/ancestry-heritage