22.1% ▼ -8.6%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 22.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Noarlunga Downs · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Noarlunga Downs
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly 47% of people in Noarlunga Downs claim English ancestry, making it the most common heritage in the area. The community is largely Australian-born, though it has a significantly higher proportion of overseas-born residents than most similar areas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the most frequent ancestries, followed by Scottish at 8.6% and Irish at 7.6%. German ancestry is also noted at 6.3%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 22.1% of residents were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas. This figure is a little below the South Australian average and well below the national figure, with 73.3% born in Australia.
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 Noarlunga Downs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41035/noarlunga-downs/topic/ancestry-heritage