11.0% —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Parawa · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Parawa
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 Parawa, where 41.8% of people claim these roots. This is a community with very strong ties to Australia and the UK, as the vast majority of residents were born here or in the British Isles.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, making up 41.8% and 31.9% of the population. Scottish roots are also common at 9.9%, while Irish and German ancestries each account for 3.3%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 11% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the South Australian figure of 24.1% and the national figure of 27.7%. Most people here were born in Australia (69.2%), followed by England at 4.4%.
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 Parawa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41108/parawa/topic/ancestry-heritage