11.4% —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Swan Reach · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Swan Reach
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 11.4% of people in Swan Reach were born overseas, which is far below the national figure. This makes the area much less diverse in birthplaces than the rest of the country. Most residents identify as English or Australian by ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 36.2% and 34.3% of the population respectively. German ancestry is also notable at 12.9%, followed by Scottish and Irish roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is far below the South Australian figure by 13 points. While 60.1% of people were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are England at 4.1% and New Zealand at 2.2%.
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 Swan Reach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41413/swan-reach/topic/ancestry-heritage