8.4% ▼ -15.9%
Lower than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 8.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Elliston · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Elliston
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Fewer people were born overseas in Elliston as of the latest census, with that figure falling to 8.4%. This is a small community where the vast majority of residents were born in Australia. English and Australian ancestries are the most common roots here.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 40.8% and 39.9% of the population. Irish, Scottish, and German roots are also represented in the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 8.4% of people were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7% and the state's 24.1%. This is lower than most areas, and the proportion has fallen 1.6 percentage points since 2011.
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 Elliston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422020/elliston/topic/ancestry-heritage