31.3% ▲ +7.6%
Higher than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 31.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Norwood Payneham and St Peters · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Norwood Payneham and St Peters
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people have moved here from overseas since 2011, with 31.3% of the population now born outside Australia. Norwood Payneham and St Peters is much more internationally diverse than most similar areas, sitting well above both state and national figures.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 31.6%, followed by Australian at 24.3% and Italian at 14.8%. Other common backgrounds include Irish and Chinese, both at around 8%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The share of overseas-born residents rose 2.2 percentage points since 2011 to 31.3%, which is well above the South Australian figure of 24.1%. Aside from those born in Australia (65.5%), the most common birthplaces are China, England, Italy and India.
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 Norwood Payneham and St Peters [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA45290/norwood-payneham-and-st-peters/topic/ancestry-heritage