17.9% ▼ -9.7%
Higher than 70% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Whyalla · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Whyalla
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A much smaller share of people were born overseas in Whyalla compared to the rest of the state and country. While 17.9% of residents were born abroad, this is well below the South Australian and national figures. English and Australian are the most common ancestries in the area.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 41.7%, followed closely by Australian at 39.2%. Other significant ancestral groups include Scottish at 10.8%, Irish at 7.3%, and German at 7.0%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas has fallen 1.9 percentage points since 2011 to reach 17.9%. This is higher than most areas, although it remains well below the 24.1% seen across South Australia; most residents were born in Australia (75.4%) or England (6.4%).
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 Whyalla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA48540/whyalla/topic/ancestry-heritage