17.8% ▼ -6.8%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Crafers - Bridgewater · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Crafers - Bridgewater
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Crafers - Bridgewater than in the rest of the state or country. While 17.8% of residents were born abroad, this is well below the South Australian and national figures. Most people here trace their roots back to the British Isles.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 49.7%, followed by Australian at 37.6% and Scottish at 12.9%. Irish and German heritage are also notable, at 11.0% and 10.7% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 17.8% of residents were born overseas, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas but well below the 24.1% seen across South Australia. This proportion has fallen slightly since 2011, with the vast majority of the population born in Australia (79.6%) or England (7.6%).
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 Crafers - Bridgewater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL413001/crafers-bridgewater/topic/ancestry-heritage