8.4% ▲ +5.4%
Lower than 74% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 8.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Loxton Waikerie · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Loxton Waikerie
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Loxton Waikerie compared to the rest of the state or country. Only 8.4% of the population was born abroad, a figure that has barely changed since 2011. Most residents here share deep roots in Australia, England and Germany.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries, making up 40.5% and 39.1% of the population. German ancestry is also very prominent at 20.2%, followed by Scottish and Irish roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is far below the national figure of 27.7% and the South Australian figure of 24.1%. About 84% of people here were born in Australia, with England the most common overseas birthplace at 2.3%.
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 Loxton Waikerie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA43790/loxton-waikerie/topic/ancestry-heritage