23.6% ▼ -5.0%
Lower than 51% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Colton · State Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Colton
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common in Colton, with 34% and 28.8% of residents claiming these roots. The area shows a strong European heritage, particularly with a notable Italian presence. Most people here were born in Australia, though nearly a quarter were born overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, followed by Italian at 14.4%, Irish at 8.5%, and Scottish at 8.0%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Roughly 23.6% of people in Colton were born overseas, a figure that is about the same as the South Australian average but well below the national rate. This proportion has fallen slightly since 2011, with Australia (73.5%), England (4.9%), and Italy (2.7%) being the most common birthplaces.
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 Colton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED40007/colton/topic/ancestry-heritage