29.5% ▲ +14.6%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 29.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Modbury North · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Modbury North
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly 30% of people in Modbury North were born overseas, which is a much higher proportion than in most similar areas. This makes the community more internationally diverse than the typical Australian suburb. English and Australian ancestries remain the most common roots here.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 39.0%, followed by Australian at 30.4%. Other significant ancestral roots include Scottish, Irish, and German.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
People born overseas make up 29.5% of the population, which is well above the South Australian figure of 24.1%. While 68.3% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are England, India, and China.
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 Modbury North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40900/modbury-north/topic/ancestry-heritage