28.8% ▲ +7.7%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 28.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Downer · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Downer
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Diverse cultural backgrounds shape the daily life of Downer, where nearly 3 in 10 people were born overseas. While traditional roots remain strong, the area has a broader mix of origins than the national average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are most common at 32.4% and 32.0% respectively, followed by Irish (13.0%), Scottish (11.0%) and Chinese (5.5%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 28.8% of residents were born overseas, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the national figure of 27.7%. Most people were born in Australia (67.7%), followed by England, China, India and Vietnam.
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 Downer [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80047/downer/topic/ancestry-heritage