28.6% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Midgee · Suburb / Locality
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A shift in heritage is visible in Midgee, where overseas-born residents now make up 28.6% of the population. This is much higher than most similar areas, with a strong blend of Australian, Irish, and English ancestry shaping the local identity.
The ancestries people most identify with.
More than half of residents claim Australian ancestry, followed by Irish at 23.8% and English at 19.0%.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 28.6% of people were born overseas, which is well above the South Australian figure of 24.1% and about the same as the national average.
28.6% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Midgee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40871/midgee/topic/ancestry-heritage