16.7% ▼ -15.3%
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
5137, SA · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 5137, SA
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Fewer people were born overseas in postcode 5137 at the last census, with the figure falling by 3 percentage points since 2011. This area is now much more Australian-born than the national average, though English and Scottish roots remain common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent at 42.7%, followed by Australian at 35.1% and Scottish at 14.5%. Italian and German heritage are also present at about 10% each.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 16.7% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the Australian figure of 27.7%. Most people here were born in Australia (77.8%), with England and Italy as the next most common birthplaces.
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 5137, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5137/5137-sa/topic/ancestry-heritage