23.7% ▼ -2.7%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 23.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Springfield · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Springfield
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly a quarter of people in Springfield were born overseas, which is a much higher proportion than in most similar areas. While this is about the same as the South Australian figure, it sits well below the national average. Most residents claim English or Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 34.7%, followed by Australian at 30.1%. Other significant groups include German, Irish, and Scottish ancestry.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 23.7% of residents were born outside Australia, with China being the most common overseas birthplace at 4.4%. This overseas-born population is much higher than in most similar areas, though 72.8% of the population 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 Springfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41363/springfield/topic/ancestry-heritage