8.7% ▼ -1.2%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Solomontown · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Solomontown
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A steady mix of traditional roots defines Solomontown, where Australian and English ancestries are nearly equal at around 40% each. This area has remained largely stable in its makeup, with a small population born overseas compared to the rest of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestral backgrounds are Australian (40.7%) and English (40.4%), followed by German, Scottish and Irish roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 8.7% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the South Australian figure of 24.1% and the national rate of 27.7%. While 79.2% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are England and New Zealand.
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 Solomontown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41351/solomontown/topic/ancestry-heritage