14.5% ▼ -9.7%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Hewett · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Hewett
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower proportion of people were born overseas in Hewett compared to the rest of the country. While 14.5% of residents were born abroad, this is far below the national figure of 27.7%. Most people here identify with English or Australian roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 48.8%, followed closely by Australian at 44.3%. Other common backgrounds include Scottish, German, and Irish ancestry.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Most residents were born in Australia (84.2%), which helps explain why the overseas-born population is well below the South Australian average of 24.1%. England is the most common birthplace outside Australia at 7.2%.
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 Hewett [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40586/hewett/topic/ancestry-heritage