45.5% ▲ +48.7%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.6%
- 2016: 39.8%
- 2021: 45.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Greenacres · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Greenacres
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly half of all residents in Greenacres were born overseas, a figure that has grown significantly since 2011. This diversity is reflected in the local ancestry, where Indian and English backgrounds are now the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Indian ancestry is the most common at 21.7%, followed closely by English at 20.3% and Australian at 18.3%. Other significant groups include Chinese (6.8%) and Italian (6.6%) backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
A huge 45.5% of people were born overseas, which is far above the figures for South Australia (24.1%) and Australia (27.7%). This high proportion is driven by a strong Indian community, with 21.8% of residents born there.
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 Greenacres [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40534/greenacres/topic/ancestry-heritage