24.9% ▲ +7.1%
Higher than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 24.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
5061, SA · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 5061, SA
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
An increasing number of overseas-born residents now live in postcode 5061, where 24.9% of people were born abroad. This figure has risen by 1.7 percentage points since 2011. English and Australian ancestries are the most common, though the area is much more diverse in its birthplaces than most similar areas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries in the area are English at 37.9% and Australian at 28.8%. Scottish, Irish, and Italian roots are also prominent, making up 10.4%, 9.5% and 7.8% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About one quarter of people here were born overseas, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas. While 73% were born in Australia, others arrived from England (4.6%), China (2.8%), India (1.5%) and Italy (1.4%).
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 5061, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5061/5061-sa/topic/ancestry-heritage