4.8% —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 4.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Long Plains · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Long Plains
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Just 4.8% of people in Long Plains were born overseas, which is far below the national figure. This makes the area much less diverse than most other parts of Australia, with the vast majority of residents born locally.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 50.0% and 35.5% of the community respectively. Scottish and Irish roots are also present, accounting for 19.4% and 14.5% of residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is far below the South Australian average by 19 points. This is reflected in the fact that 93.5% of the population was born in Australia.
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 Long Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40777/long-plains/topic/ancestry-heritage