15.4% —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Weeroona Island · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Weeroona Island
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower proportion of people were born overseas in Weeroona Island than across the rest of the country. While 15.4% of residents were born abroad, this figure is far below the national average and well below the South Australian rate.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most people here claim English (43.6%) or Australian (41.0%) ancestry. Other common roots include Scottish at 11.1%, and Irish and Greek both at 6.8%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The vast majority of residents were born in Australia (81.2%). Among those born overseas, New Zealand (5.1%) and England (3.4%) are the most common 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 Weeroona Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41558/weeroona-island/topic/ancestry-heritage