31.8% ▲ +7.8%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.5%
- 2016: 30.1%
- 2021: 31.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Para Hills · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Para Hills
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A much higher proportion of residents were born overseas than in most similar areas, making Para Hills a diverse place to live. Around 31.8% of people here were born outside Australia, which is well above the national figure.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 36.1%, followed by Australian at 29.1%. Other common ancestries include German, Scottish, and Irish.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 64.7% of people were born in Australia, the 31.8% born overseas is well above the South Australian figure of 24.1%. The most common overseas birthplaces are England, India, the Philippines, and Vietnam.
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 Para Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41096/para-hills/topic/ancestry-heritage