19.1% ▼ -12.4%
Higher than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 19.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
5091, SA · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 5091, SA
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly 9 percentage points fewer people were born overseas in postcode 5091 than in the typical Australian home. While English and Australian ancestries are common here, the area has a smaller proportion of overseas-born residents than both the state and national figures.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 48.5%, followed by Australian at 37.8%. Other notable groups include Scottish, Irish, and German ancestries, which each make up around 9% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 19.1% of people were born overseas, a figure that is higher than in most similar areas but well below the South Australian and national rates. This proportion has fallen by 2.7 percentage points since 2011, with 78.7% of residents now 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 5091, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5091/5091-sa/topic/ancestry-heritage