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City of Salisbury

Birthplace

In 2021, 34.1% of people in the City of Salisbury were born overseas, compared with 27.6% in Greater Adelaide.

Country of Birth data identifies where people were born and is indicative of the level of cultural diversity in the City of Salisbury. The mix of Country of Birth groups is also indicative of historical settlement patterns, as source countries for Australia's immigration program have varied significantly over time.

To get a more complete picture of cultural and ethnic characteristics, the City of Salisbury's Country of Birth data should be viewed together with Ancestry, Language Spoken at Home and Religion.

Please note: Due to changes in ABS rules around perturbation and additivity of data to protect the confidentiality of individuals, counts of individual birthplace groups and totals derived from them may differ slightly from those published by the ABS. For more information see notes on data confidentiality.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

'In which country was the person born?'

Birthplace - Summary
City of Salisbury - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
BirthplaceNumber%Greater Adelaide %Number%Greater Adelaide %2016 to 2021
Total overseas born49,77634.127.642,80331.026.3+6,973
Australia90,00761.768.787,49063.468.2+2,517
Not stated6,0264.13.77,6855.65.5-1,659
Total Population145,809100.0100.0137,978100.0100.0+7,831
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Birthplace - Ranked by size
City of Salisbury - Overseas born (Usual residence)20212016Change
BirthplaceNumber%Greater Adelaide %Number%Greater Adelaide %2016 to 2021
United Kingdom8,2545.76.79,3406.87.4-1,086
India6,6144.53.13,6132.62.0+3,001
Vietnam4,0322.81.23,5402.61.1+492
Afghanistan3,7202.60.62,2481.60.5+1,472
Philippines2,6651.80.92,1821.60.8+483
Cambodia1,7421.20.31,4621.10.2+280
Burma (Myanmar)1,2620.90.27630.60.1+499
Pakistan1,2500.90.45880.40.3+662
China1,1860.81.81,4821.11.8-296
Italy1,0800.71.11,2340.91.3-154
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Excludes countries of birth with fewer than 10 people.

Dominant groups

Analysis of the country of birth of the population in the City of Salisbury in 2021 compared to Greater Adelaide shows that there was a larger proportion of people born overseas.

Overall, 34.1% of the population was born overseas, compared with 27.6% for Greater Adelaide.

The largest non-English speaking country of birth in the City of Salisbury was India, where 4.5% of the population, or 6,614 people, were born.

The major differences between the countries of birth of the population in the City of Salisbury and Greater Adelaide were:

  • A larger percentage of people born in Afghanistan (2.6% compared to 0.6%)
  • A larger percentage of people born in Vietnam (2.8% compared to 1.2%)
  • A larger percentage of people born in India (4.5% compared to 3.1%)
  • A smaller percentage of people born in United Kingdom (5.7% compared to 6.7%)

Emerging groups

Between 2016 and 2021, the number of people born overseas increased by 6973 or 16.3%.

The largest changes in birthplace countries of the population in this area between 2016 and 2021 were for those born in:

  • India (+3,001 persons)
  • Afghanistan (+1,472 persons)
  • United Kingdom (-1,086 persons)
  • Pakistan (+662 persons)

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