9.3% ▲ +13.2%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Elliston · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Elliston
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Elliston than in the rest of the country, with only 9.3% born abroad. This is much lower than the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents have deep roots in the British Isles or Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common, making up 41.9% and 39.2% of the population. Irish, Scottish, and German heritage also feature strongly in the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 9.3% of people were born overseas, which is far below the South Australian figure of 24.1%. The vast majority of the population, 81.6%, was born in Australia.
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 Elliston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40405/elliston/topic/ancestry-heritage