20.0% ▼ -24.9%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Scott Creek · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Scott Creek
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly half of residents in Scott Creek claim English ancestry, making it the most common heritage in the area. While the community has strong ties to the UK and Europe, the proportion of people born overseas is much lower than the national figure.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English heritage is the most frequent at 48%, followed by Australian at 36.9% and German at 12%. Scottish and Irish ancestries are also present at 9.8% and 8.9%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 20% of people were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas, though this is well below the 24.1% seen across South Australia. Most residents were born in Australia (72%), with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 9.8%.
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 Scott Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41310/scott-creek/topic/ancestry-heritage