0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Sherlock · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Sherlock
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Almost no one was born outside Australia in Sherlock, making it far less diverse than most similar areas. The community is overwhelmingly Australian-born, with the vast majority of residents claiming English or Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
About 60% of people identify as Australian and 44.3% as English. Scottish and German ancestries are also common, at 14.3% and 10% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
No one in Sherlock was born overseas, which is far below the 27.7% national figure and the 24.1% seen across South Australia. Virtually every resident was born in Australia.
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 Sherlock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41340/sherlock/topic/ancestry-heritage