10.3% ▼ -42.2%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Sandy Creek · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Sandy Creek
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 10.3% of people in Sandy Creek were born overseas, a figure far below the national average. The area has a very strong connection to its British and Australian roots. Most residents identify with Australian or English heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common, making up 45% and 43.9% of the population respectively. German heritage is also notable at 11.9%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Born in Australia, 86.4% of residents were born here, which is far below the South Australian figure of 24.1% and the national figure of 27.7%. Of those born abroad, the most common birthplaces are England at 5.3% and South Africa at 1.9%.
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 Sandy Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41305/sandy-creek/topic/ancestry-heritage