15.4% —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Fischer · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Fischer
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over half of the people in Fischer identify as Australian by ancestry. This is a community where local and British roots are dominant, though a higher-than-usual proportion of residents were born overseas compared to similar areas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common, making up 51.3% and 47.4% of the population respectively. Irish and Scottish roots are also present, though in much smaller numbers.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 15.4% of residents were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the South Australian figure of 24.1%. England is the most common birthplace outside Australia, accounting for 14.1% of the population.
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 Fischer [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40439/fischer/topic/ancestry-heritage