18.4% ▼ -3.9%
Higher than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
5172, SA · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 5172, SA
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A gap of over 9 percentage points separates the 18.4% of people born overseas in postcode 5172 from the national figure. Most residents identify with English or Australian roots, and the proportion of overseas-born residents has barely changed since 2011.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 50.4%, followed by Australian at 39.4% and Scottish at 12.2%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 18.4% of residents were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas, this is well below the South Australian figure of 24.1%. England is the most common overseas birthplace, accounting for 10.6% of the population.
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 5172, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5172/5172-sa/topic/ancestry-heritage