16.1% ▼ -13.4%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Heathfield · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Heathfield
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English and Australian roots dominate the family trees in Heathfield, where over half the population claims English ancestry. While the area is more diverse than some similar spots, it remains far less multicultural than the rest of the state and country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestral backgrounds are English at 51.9% and Australian at 36.3%. Scottish heritage is also frequent, claimed by 15.3% of residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 16.1% of people were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7% and well below South Australia's 24.1%. Most people here were born in Australia (80%), followed by England at 7.8%.
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 Heathfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40580/heathfield/topic/ancestry-heritage