31.6% ▲ +7.7%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 34.5%
- 2021: 31.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Turner · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Turner
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people have moved to Turner from overseas in recent years, with 31.6% of residents now born abroad. This mix is much higher than in most other areas. English and Australian ancestries remain the most common, but there is also a significant Chinese community here.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English (32.3%) and Australian (27.9%) are the most common ancestries. Other frequent responses include Irish (14.1%), Scottish (12.7%), and Chinese (10.0%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
With 31.6% of people born overseas, Turner is well above the national figure of 27.7%. Aside from those born in Australia (65.1%), the most common birthplaces are China (5.0%), India (3.2%), and England (2.6%).
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 Turner [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80127/turner/topic/ancestry-heritage