39.1% ▲ +90.1%
Higher than 82% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 39.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Enfield · State Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Enfield
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common in Enfield, where 24.3% of people claim these roots. The area has seen a significant increase in diversity, with the share of people born overseas climbing steeply to 39.1% since 2011.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent at 24.3% and 21.7%, while Indian (9.6%), Chinese (6.6%) and Italian (6.5%) roots are also common.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Nearly 40% of residents were born overseas, which is far above the South Australian figure of 24.1% and the national 27.7%. This proportion rose by 19 percentage points since 2011, with India (10.5%) now the most common overseas birthplace.
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 Enfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED40013/enfield/topic/ancestry-heritage