9.0% ▼ -1.4%
Lower than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Yorke Peninsula · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Yorke Peninsula
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Deeply rooted family histories shape daily life in Yorke Peninsula, where the vast majority of people trace their origins back to the British Isles. English and Australian ancestries are the most common, and this strong connection to heritage is mirrored in the very low number of overseas-born residents.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestry are most common here, making up 44.6% and 42.6% of the population respectively, followed by German, Scottish, and Irish roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 9.0% of people were born overseas, a figure that is far below the South Australian (24.1%) and national (27.7%) rates. This proportion has barely changed since 2011, with 82.5% of the population 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 Yorke Peninsula [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA48830/yorke-peninsula/topic/ancestry-heritage