42.9% —
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 42.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Sapphiretown · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Sapphiretown
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far higher proportion of people in Sapphiretown were born overseas than in most other similar areas. Nearly 43% of the population was born outside Australia, which is well above the national figure. This international mix is reflected in the strong presence of English and German ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 66.7%, followed by German at 42.9% and Australian at 19%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
At 42.9%, the share of overseas-born residents is far above the South Australian figure of 24.1% and the national figure of 27.7%. Most of these residents were born in England, accounting for 23.8% of the population.
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 Sapphiretown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41307/sapphiretown/topic/ancestry-heritage