9.8% ▼ -24.9%
Lower than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Freeling · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Freeling
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Freeling than in the rest of the state, with only 9.8% born abroad. This makes the area much more Australian-born than typical suburbs across South Australia and the wider nation.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Nearly half of the community claims Australian or English ancestry, while other common backgrounds include German at 12.1%, Scottish at 8.3%, and Irish at 6.5%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas fell 3.3 points since 2011 to reach 9.8%, a figure far below the national average of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (86.5%), followed by England at 6.2%.
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 Freeling [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL415012/freeling/topic/ancestry-heritage