11.5% —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Totness · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Totness
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people in Totness now claim a diverse mix of roots compared to previous years, though the area remains heavily shaped by traditional European ties. Nearly half the population identifies as Australian by ancestry, with English, Irish, and Scottish heritage also playing a major role in the local identity.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian ancestry is the most common at 42.7%, followed by English at 32.3%. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, each accounting for 12.5% of the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 11.5% of residents were born overseas, a figure far below the South Australian (24.1%) and national (27.7%) figures. Most people here were born in Australia (79.2%), with England and New Zealand being the most common overseas birthplaces.
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 Totness [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41469/totness/topic/ancestry-heritage