5.0% ▼ -4.6%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 5.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
New Town · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in New Town
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A very small share of the population was born overseas in New Town, with only 5% of residents arriving from another country. This is far below the South Australian and national figures, marking it as an area with a very high proportion of Australian-born residents.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most residents claim Australian (50.2%) or English (43.7%) ancestry, followed by German, Scottish, and Irish roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The 5% born overseas is much lower than in most other areas, sitting 19 points below the South Australian figure and 23 points below the national average. The vast majority of the population was born in Australia (89.4%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in New Town [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41026/new-town/topic/ancestry-heritage