25.8% ▼ -11.6%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 25.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Macdonald Park · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Macdonald Park
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than a quarter of the people in Macdonald Park were born overseas, making it more diverse than most similar areas. While English and Australian ancestries are the most common, there is a notable presence of Italian and Irish heritage in the community.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 36.4%, followed by Australian at 31.8%. Other significant groups include Irish (9.3%), Italian (8.3%), and Scottish (6.2%) heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 25.8% of residents were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the South Australian figure. Australia is the primary birthplace at 69.0%, with England (8.9%) and Vietnam (2.6%) as the next most common origins.
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 Macdonald Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40800/macdonald-park/topic/ancestry-heritage