21.8% ▲ +6.2%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 21.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Semaphore · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Semaphore
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A significantly lower share of people were born overseas in Semaphore compared to the national figure. While 21.8% of residents were born abroad, this is well below the Australian average of 27.7%. Most people here identify with English, Australian, or Irish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 42.8%, followed by Australian at 30.4%. Other frequent ancestral ties include Irish at 12.7%, Scottish at 12.6%, and German at 8.4%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 21.8% of the population was born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas, though this is a little below the South Australian figure of 24.1%. Excluding those born in Australia, the most common birthplaces are England at 8.0% and New Zealand at 1.5%.
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 Semaphore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41329/semaphore/topic/ancestry-heritage