29.8% ▲ +13.9%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 29.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Sefton Park · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Sefton Park
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A growing number of people born overseas now live in Sefton Park, with nearly 30% of residents born outside Australia. This international mix is seen in the community's heritage, where English and Australian ancestries are the most common, followed by a significant Italian presence.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 30.5%, followed by Australian at 22.7% and Italian at 14.6%. Irish and Scottish backgrounds are also represented at 8.6% and 7.5% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Nearly 30% of residents were born overseas, which is much higher than most areas and well above the South Australian figure of 24.1%. While 67.5% were born in Australia, the largest overseas groups are from India (7.5%) and England (3.2%).
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 Sefton Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41326/sefton-park/topic/ancestry-heritage