33.1% ▲ +16.2%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 31.0%
- 2021: 33.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
5037, SA · Postcode
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over a third of residents in postcode 5037 were born in another country, making it a diverse pocket of Greater Adelaide. This international mix is reflected in a variety of ancestral backgrounds, with English and Australian being the most common.
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, accounting for 28.8% and 26.1% of residents. Other common backgrounds include Irish, Scottish, and Chinese.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Around 33.1% of people here were born overseas, a figure that is well above the national average of 27.7%. This proportion has risen by 4.6 percentage points since 2011, with significant numbers of residents originating from India, China, and Nepal.
33.1% ▲ +16.2%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in 5037, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5037/5037-sa/topic/ancestry-heritage