6.1% ▲ +54.6%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 6.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
5262, SA · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 5262, SA
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Strongly rooted local identities define postcode 5262, where a vast majority of people claim Australian or English ancestry. Very few residents were born outside Australia, making it a place with a much more homogenous population than the state or national average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are nearly equal here, with 41% for each, followed by Scottish (13.7%) and German (10.5%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 6.1% of people were born overseas, a figure far below the national average of 27.7%, though this has risen slightly from 3.9% in 2011. Most residents were born in Australia (83.4%), with England (3.2%) and New Zealand (1.3%) being 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 5262, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5262/5262-sa/topic/ancestry-heritage