41.8% ▲ +24.6%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.6%
- 2016: 39.0%
- 2021: 41.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Salisbury · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Salisbury
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far higher proportion of people in Salisbury were born overseas compared to the rest of the state. About 41.8% of residents were born outside Australia, which is much higher than the national figure. This creates a diverse community where nearly half the population has roots in other countries.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the most common ancestries, though Italian is also prominent at 7.3%. Other common roots include Scottish and Irish ancestry.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
With 41.8% of people born overseas, this is one of the highest-ranking areas for overseas birthplaces. After Australia, the most common birthplaces are England, Nepal, India and Italy.
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 Salisbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41288/salisbury/topic/ancestry-heritage