19.3% ▲ +0.9%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 19.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Montacute · Suburb / Locality
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A steady mix of backgrounds defines Montacute, where English and Australian ancestries remain the most common. While the overseas-born population is much higher than in most similar areas, it stays well below state and national levels.
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 44%, followed by Australian at 31.9%. Irish and Scottish roots are also significant, with both at 13%, while German ancestry accounts for 12.3%.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Nearly one in five people (19.3%) were born overseas, which is much higher than in most similar areas. However, this figure is well below the South Australian (24.1%) and national (27.7%) rates, with 73.8% of residents born in Australia.
19.3% ▲ +0.9%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Montacute [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40907/montacute/topic/ancestry-heritage