25.4% ▲ +14.3%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 25.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Nailsworth · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Nailsworth
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in Nailsworth, where 32.6% of people claim these roots. The area has a strong mix of traditional roots and more recent arrivals, with over a quarter of the population born overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Alongside English heritage, nearly 30% of residents identify as Australian. Other common ancestries include Irish (9.8%), Italian (8.9%), and Scottish (8.8%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 25.4% of people were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the South Australian figure. While 72.8% were born in Australia, India is the most common overseas birthplace at 5.6%.
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 Nailsworth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41003/nailsworth/topic/ancestry-heritage