19.0% ▲ +167.4%
Lower than 63% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Finniss · State Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Finniss
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A rapid increase in overseas births defines Finniss, where the share of people born abroad jumped 12 percentage points since 2011. While most residents claim English or Australian ancestry, the area is becoming more diverse as the proportion of overseas-born residents reaches 19%.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 51.9%, followed by Australian at 37.0% and Scottish at 11.4%. Other notable groups include Irish and German ancestry.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The 19.0% of people born overseas is well below the South Australian and national figures. Most residents were born in Australia (76.0%), with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 10.7%.
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 Finniss [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED40014/finniss/topic/ancestry-heritage