19.5% ▲ +1.4%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Smithfield Plains · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Smithfield Plains
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
About one in five residents in Smithfield Plains were born overseas, adding a global dimension to the local community. Most people here trace their family roots back to English and Australian origins, with nearly 76% of the population claiming one of these two ancestries.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 38.9%, followed closely by Australian at 36.7%. Other notable family roots include Scottish (6.6%), German (5.4%) and Irish (5.3%) origins.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 19.5% of people were born overseas—a figure much higher than most similar areas—this is well below the South Australian (24.1%) and national (27.7%) figures. Most residents were born in Australia (70.9%), with the next most common birthplaces being England (4.6%) and the Philippines (0.8%).
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 Smithfield Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41347/smithfield-plains/topic/ancestry-heritage