7.5% —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Foul Bay · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Foul Bay
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Strong roots in the British Isles shape the identity of Foul Bay, where over half the people claim English ancestry. This heritage is reflected in a population that is overwhelmingly Australian-born, with very few residents arriving from overseas compared to the rest of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common here at 52.5%, followed by Australian at 45.0% and Scottish at 20.0%. German roots are also present for 7.5% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 7.5% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the South Australian figure of 24.1% and the national figure of 27.7%. Most people here were born in Australia (77.5%) or England (15.0%).
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 Foul Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40456/foul-bay/topic/ancestry-heritage