28.1% ▲ +9.2%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 32.8%
- 2021: 28.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wayville · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wayville
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common background in Wayville, where 35.6% of people claim these roots. This small area is quite diverse, with nearly 30% of residents born overseas, a figure well above the South Australian average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
While English and Australian ancestries are most common, Irish and Scottish roots are also frequent, with 10.3% and 9.7% of residents identifying with them respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 28.1% of people were born overseas, which is much higher than most areas and 4 points above the state figure. Outside of Australia, the most common birthplaces are England (4.5%), India (3.1%) and China (2.3%).
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 Wayville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41555/wayville/topic/ancestry-heritage