20.0% ▲ +14.5%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Westbourne Park · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Westbourne Park
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A shift in heritage is visible in Westbourne Park, where overseas births now make up 20.0% of the population. While the area remains predominantly of English and Australian descent, it has a much higher proportion of overseas-born residents than most similar areas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 42.2%, followed by Australian at 34.8%. Scottish, Irish and German heritage are also prominent, making up 9.8%, 8.5% and 7.8% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About one in five people were born overseas, which is well below the South Australian figure of 24.1% and the national rate of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (78.7%), with the next most common birthplaces being England, China, Nepal and India.
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 Westbourne Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41573/westbourne-park/topic/ancestry-heritage