13.7% —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Emu Bay · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Emu Bay
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A strong sense of heritage defines Emu Bay, where nearly half of the residents claim Australian ancestry. While most people here were born in Australia, those from overseas make up a larger share of the population than in most similar areas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian at 46.3% and English at 37.9%. Scottish roots are also common at 13.7%, followed by Irish and German ancestries at 9.5% each.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 13.7% of people were born overseas, which is higher than in most similar areas, though this is far below the figures for South Australia and the rest of the country. The vast majority of the community was born in Australia (76.8%), with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 4.2%.
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 Emu Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40407/emu-bay/topic/ancestry-heritage