26.5% ▲ +45.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Erindale · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Erindale
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over a quarter of people in Erindale were born overseas, a figure slightly lower than the national average but higher than the state. This international mix is reflected in the diverse ancestry of the area, where English and Australian roots are most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English (34.4%) and Australian (29.7%) are the most common ancestries, followed by Chinese (11.2%), Italian (9.8%) and Irish (9.4%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 26.5% of residents were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the South Australian figure. While 71.8% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are China (4.8%) and England (4.4%).
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 Erindale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40412/erindale/topic/ancestry-heritage