9.8% ▲ +4.1%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Monash · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Monash
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 9.8% of people in Monash were born overseas, a figure far below the state and national averages. This makes the area much less diverse in its origins than the rest of South Australia. English and Australian ancestries are the most common roots here.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 42.9%, followed closely by Australian at 41.8%. German roots are also prominent for 14% of residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Far fewer people here were born overseas compared to the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (85.9%), with the next most common birthplaces being England and India.
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 Monash [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40904/monash/topic/ancestry-heritage