43.6% ▲ +3.5%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.1%
- 2016: 41.4%
- 2021: 43.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Hectorville · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Hectorville
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A huge variety of cultural backgrounds shapes daily life in Hectorville, where 43.6% of residents were born overseas. This is far above the figures for South Australia and the rest of the country. The area is a diverse mix of people, with Italian, English, and Chinese ancestries being the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Italian ancestry is the most common at 28.0%, followed by English at 17.5% and Australian at 17.0%. Chinese and Indian ancestries also make up a significant part of the community at 11.5% and 6.8%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is among the highest for similar areas, sitting far above the national figure of 27.7%. While 53.8% were born in Australia, a notable number of residents were born in Italy (9.3%), India (7.4%), and China (6.6%).
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 Hectorville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40582/hectorville/topic/ancestry-heritage