10.4% —
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Black Hills · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Black Hills
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 Black Hills compared to the rest of the country. Only 10.4% of residents were born outside Australia, which is well below the state and national figures. This creates a community where the vast majority of people have deep local or ancestral roots in the region.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common, accounting for 45.8% and 42.3% of residents respectively. Scottish, Irish and German roots also make up a significant part of the local family history.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
With 81.1% of people born in Australia, the overseas-born population is far below the national figure. England is the most common overseas birthplace at 4.5%, followed by South Africa at 2.5%.
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 Black Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60049/black-hills/topic/ancestry-heritage