36.7% ▲ +15.4%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.8%
- 2016: 35.2%
- 2021: 36.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wattle Park · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wattle Park
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 Wattle Park, where 30.6% of people claim these roots. This is a diverse area with a high proportion of residents born overseas, including significant Chinese and Australian heritage groups.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestry are the most common, making up 30.6% and 23.9% of the population. Other prominent ancestries include Chinese at 17.7%, Scottish at 8.2%, and Italian at 7.9%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Over a third of residents were born overseas, with 36.7% born outside Australia. This is far above the South Australian figure of 24.1% and well above the national average of 27.7%. While 62.1% were born in Australia, China is the most common overseas birthplace at 8.0%.
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 Wattle Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41551/wattle-park/topic/ancestry-heritage