34.3% ▼ -5.5%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.3%
- 2016: 35.6%
- 2021: 34.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
St Marys · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in St Marys
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common background for people in St Marys, making up 30.8% of the population. The area is notable for its high proportion of residents born overseas, with over a third of the community coming from other countries.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Beyond those of English and Australian descent, the most common ancestries are Scottish at 8.2%, Irish at 6.6%, and Indian at 6.4%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
More than one in three people here were born overseas, a figure that is far above the South Australian average. While 62.4% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are India (6.2%) and Nepal (2.7%).
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 St Marys [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41373/st-marys/topic/ancestry-heritage