14.1% ▼ -10.6%
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
5117, SA · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 5117, SA
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English is the most common ancestry in postcode 5117, where nearly 45% of people claim this heritage. The area is predominantly Australian-born, with a much lower proportion of overseas-born residents than the rest of the state or country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, making up 45.3% and 43.1% of the population respectively. Italian (11.4%), Scottish (8.0%), and German (7.2%) are also common.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 14.1% of people were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7% and well below South Australia's 24.1%. This proportion has fallen 1.7 percentage points since 2011, with 82.9% of the population 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 5117, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5117/5117-sa/topic/ancestry-heritage