26.9% ▲ +1.3%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 26.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Elizabeth East · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Elizabeth East
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A little over a quarter of people in Elizabeth East were born overseas, a figure that sits slightly above the South Australian average. This makes the area more diverse than many other similar places, though it remains roughly in line with the national trend.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the most common ancestries here, making up about 70% of the population. Other frequent ancestries include Scottish at 7.5% and Irish at 6.7%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 26.9% of residents were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas. While this is a little above the South Australian figure, it is about the same as the national average.
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 East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40399/elizabeth-east/topic/ancestry-heritage