37.8% ▲ +10.9%
Higher than 80% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 34.1%
- 2016: 36.3%
- 2021: 37.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Adelaide · State Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Adelaide
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Daily life in Adelaide is shaped by a huge variety of cultural backgrounds, with 37.8% of people born overseas. This makes the area far more diverse than most other parts of the country. A strong mix of English, Australian, and Chinese heritages defines the local community.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 29.3%, followed by Australian at 20.7% and Chinese at 13.8%. Other significant groups include Irish and Scottish heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
More than a third of residents were born overseas, a figure that is far above the national average and rose by 3.7 percentage points since 2011. While 56.8% were born in Australia, China is the most common overseas birthplace at 7.6%.
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 Adelaide [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED40001/adelaide/topic/ancestry-heritage