7.8% ▲ +2.7%
Lower than 78% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Port Pirie · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Port Pirie
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Very few overseas-born residents live in Port Pirie, creating a community where most people share a strong connection to British and Australian roots. Around 86% of the population was born in Australia, contributing to a local identity rooted in traditional family ties.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common, making up 43.5% and 41.8% of the population. Irish, Scottish, and German roots are also present, each representing around 8% of residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 7.8% of people were born overseas, a figure that is far below the 27.7% national average and has barely changed since 2011. Most residents are born in Australia (86.2%), with small numbers arriving from England, New Zealand and the Philippines.
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 Port Pirie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA46450/port-pirie/topic/ancestry-heritage