4.8% —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 4.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Sandalwood · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Sandalwood
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Sandalwood than in most similar areas. This sparsely populated place has a strong connection to its colonial roots, with the vast majority of residents tracing their family history back to Europe.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common, making up 43.5% and 35.5% of the population. German (14.5%), Dutch (12.9%), and Irish (8.1%) roots are also frequently reported.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 4.8% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the South Australian figure of 24.1% and the national figure of 27.7%. Around 74.2% of people in Sandalwood were 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 Sandalwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41300/sandalwood/topic/ancestry-heritage