31.3% ▲ +9.6%
Higher than 67% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 32.9%
- 2021: 31.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
West Torrens · State Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in West Torrens
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people were born overseas in West Torrens than in most similar areas. Over 31% of residents have a birthplace outside Australia, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This mix of origins is reflected in the local ancestry, where English, Australian, Italian and Greek roots are the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English (26%) and Australian (23.9%) ancestries are the most frequent, followed by Italian (12.2%) and Greek (10.8%) backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas has risen 2.7 percentage points since 2011 to reach 31.3%. This is well above the South Australian figure of 24.1%, with India (6%) and England (2.4%) being the most common birthplaces outside Australia.
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 West Torrens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED40046/west-torrens/topic/ancestry-heritage