7.5% ▲ +8.7%
Lower than 79% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Flinders Ranges · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Flinders Ranges
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common in Flinders Ranges, each claimed by about 39% of residents. This area has a very strong connection to traditional British and Irish roots, with these groups making up the vast majority of the population.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English backgrounds are equally common at 39.1% and 39%, followed by Scottish (10.4%) and Irish (9.2%) heritage. German ancestry is also seen in 6.6% of residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 7.5% of people were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7% and the state's 24.1%. This low proportion has barely changed since 2011, with 82% of the population born in Australia.
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 Flinders Ranges [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA41830/flinders-ranges/topic/ancestry-heritage