16.9% ▼ -16.7%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Upper Sturt · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Upper Sturt
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 Upper Sturt, where nearly half the residents claim this background. The area is predominantly Australian-born, though it maintains a diverse mix of traditional British and European roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry leads at 48.3%, followed by Australian (38.1%), Scottish (12.3%), and Irish (11.0%) backgrounds. German ancestry is also common at 9.7%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 16.9% of people here were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (77.8%), with England (6.9%) being the next most common birthplace.
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 Upper Sturt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41494/upper-sturt/topic/ancestry-heritage