17.6% ▲ +6.8%
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
5115, SA · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 5115, SA
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common background in postcode 5115, where 43.1% of people claim this heritage. While the area has a higher share of overseas-born residents than many similar places, it remains far less diverse than the national average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most prominent, making up 43.1% and 38.1% of the population. Other common backgrounds include Scottish, Irish, and German heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 17.6% of people here were born overseas, a figure that rose 1.1 percentage points since 2011. Despite this increase, the proportion of overseas-born residents is far below the Australian figure of 27.7%.
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 5115, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5115/5115-sa/topic/ancestry-heritage