15.1% ▲ +4.3%
Higher than 61% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Mount Barker · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Mount Barker
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people were born overseas in Mount Barker than in most similar areas, though the total remains far below the national figure. English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up the vast majority of the population.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent at 47%, followed by Australian at 40.3%. German, Scottish, and Irish roots are also common among residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 15.1% of people here were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the South Australian figure of 24.1%. This proportion has barely changed since 2011, with 80.6% of residents 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 Mount Barker [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA44550/mount-barker/topic/ancestry-heritage