6.7% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 6.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Telowie · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Telowie
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in Telowie, where 47.2% of residents claim this background. The area is overwhelmingly born in Australia, with very few residents arriving from overseas compared to state and national figures.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian heritage are the most common, making up 47.2% and 42.7% of the population. German ancestry is also notable at 11.2%, followed by Scottish and Irish roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 6.7% of people were born overseas, which is far below the South Australian figure of 24.1% and the national rate of 27.7%. Most of the population was born in Australia (87.6%), while England is the most common overseas birthplace at 5.6%.
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 Telowie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41434/telowie/topic/ancestry-heritage