5.6% ▼ -32.8%
Lower than 88% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 5.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Orroroo Carrieton · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Orroroo Carrieton
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A deep-rooted connection to British and Australian heritage defines daily life in Orroroo Carrieton. Very few people here were born outside Australia, while those who claim an ancestry trace it back mostly to English and Australian roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, accounting for 46.5% and 44.7% of residents respectively. Other significant ancestral ties include Irish (11.1%), German (9.7%) and Scottish (9.0%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 5.6% of people were born overseas, a figure that is far below the South Australian (24.1%) and national (27.7%) figures. This proportion has fallen 2.7 points since 2011, with 85.4% of the population now 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 Orroroo Carrieton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA45400/orroroo-carrieton/topic/ancestry-heritage