8.6% —
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Silverton · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Silverton
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower share of people were born overseas in Silverton compared to the state or national figures. Only 8.6% of residents were born outside Australia, which is much lower than the 27.7% seen across the country. This creates a community with very strong ties to traditional British and Australian roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 54.3%, followed by Australian and Scottish roots, both at 31.4%. Irish and German ancestries are also present, making up 11.4% and 8.6% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The vast majority of residents were born in Australia (80%), while 8.6% were born in England. This overseas birth rate is far below the South Australian figure of 24.1%.
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 Silverton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41343/silverton/topic/ancestry-heritage