19.6% ▲ +4.8%
Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.7%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Hahndorf · Urban Centre
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in Hahndorf, where 46.1% of residents claim these roots. The community shows a strong European influence, with significant numbers of people also identifying as Australian and German. It is a place where historical roots blend with a small but growing number of overseas-born residents.
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian backgrounds are the most frequent, while 15.8% of people identify as German. Other common ancestries include Scottish at 10% and Irish at 9.4%.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 19.6% of people were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas, though well below the South Australian and national figures. This proportion has rose slightly by 0.9 points since 2011, with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 8.3%.
19.6% ▲ +4.8%
Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Hahndorf [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL415013/hahndorf/topic/ancestry-heritage