14.8% —
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Racecourse Bay · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Racecourse Bay
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Very few changes have occurred in the cultural makeup of Racecourse Bay since 2011. The area remains overwhelmingly Australian-born, with a small but notable overseas-born population of 14.8%.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most residents claim Australian or English ancestry, both at 29.6%, followed by German at 25.9% and Scottish at 22.2%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 14.8% of people were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas, this is far below the national figure of 27.7% and well below the South Australian average of 24.1%.
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 Racecourse Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41234/racecourse-bay/topic/ancestry-heritage