16.8% ▼ -13.5%
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
5116, SA · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 5116, SA
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in postcode 5116 compared to the rest of the country. Only 16.8% of residents were born in another country, a figure well below the South Australian and national averages. Most people here identify with English or Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 48.3% and 39.8% of the population respectively. Other notable groups include German (9.1%), Scottish (8.8%), and Irish (8.0%) ancestry.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 78.9% of residents were born in Australia, the proportion of overseas-born people has fallen by 2.6 percentage points since 2011. This 16.8% figure is far below the Australian average of 27.7%, with England being the most common birthplace outside Australia at 8.5%.
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 5116, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5116/5116-sa/topic/ancestry-heritage