14.5% ▼ -6.2%
Higher than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
5241, SA · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 5241, 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 5241, where 42.5% of people claim this heritage. The area is predominantly Australian-born, with a small overseas-born population compared to the rest of the state and country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are most prominent at 42.5% and 39.3%, while German heritage is also common at 18.0%. Irish and Scottish roots follow at 7.9% and 7.1%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 14.5% of people here 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 slightly since 2011, with 80.2% of residents 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 5241, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5241/5241-sa/topic/ancestry-heritage