23.5% ▲ +1.4%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 23.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Mitcham · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Mitcham
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage for residents in Mitcham, where 43.8% of people claim these roots. While many people identify as English or Australian, the area also has a notable mix of Irish, Scottish and German ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most prominent, making up 43.8% and 35.6% of the population respectively. Irish (10.4%), Scottish (9.7%) and German (7.5%) backgrounds also feature strongly in the local mix.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 23.5% of people here were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas. This figure is about the same as the South Australian average, though it is well below the national rate of 27.7%.
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 Mitcham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40891/mitcham/topic/ancestry-heritage