24.3% ▲ +8.7%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 24.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Torrens · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Torrens
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A smaller proportion of people were born overseas in Torrens compared to the rest of the territory. While over a quarter of the population identifies with English or Australian roots, the area remains diverse with significant Irish and Scottish heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 34.2% and 33.7% of the population. Irish and Scottish roots follow at 13.1% and 10.9% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 24.3% of residents were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas. However, this is well below the 28.7% seen across the ACT and the 27.7% national figure, with India and England being the most common birthplaces outside Australia.
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 Torrens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80126/torrens/topic/ancestry-heritage