10.1% ▲ +56.2%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Sherwood · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Sherwood
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower proportion of people were born overseas in Sherwood compared to the rest of the state. Only 10.1% of residents were born outside Australia, which is much lower than the national figure of 27.7%. This creates a community where the vast majority of people have deep local roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 49.4%, followed by Australian at 38.2%. Scottish, German, and Irish backgrounds are also seen in the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 86.5% of residents were born in Australia, which explains why the overseas birth rate is far below the South Australian average. Of those born abroad, New Zealand is the most common origin at 3.4%.
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 Sherwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41341/sherwood/topic/ancestry-heritage