22.8% ▲ +23.0%
Lower than 53% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 39.7%
- 2021: 22.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Elizabeth · State Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Elizabeth
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly 5 points fewer people were born overseas in Elizabeth than in the typical Australian town. While English and Australian roots are common here, the area has become more diverse as the overseas-born population has grown over the last decade.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 42.6%, followed by Australian at 35.5%. Other notable roots include Scottish (7.9%), Irish (6.7%), and German (5.6%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 22.8% of residents were born overseas, which is well below the national figure of 27.7% and a little below South Australia's 24.1%. This proportion has risen by 4.3 percentage points since 2011. Most people were born in Australia (70.8%), with England (7.2%) and the Philippines (1.1%) as the next 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 Elizabeth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED40012/elizabeth/topic/ancestry-heritage