16.5% ▲ +34.4%
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
5271, SA · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 5271, SA
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 16.5% of people in postcode 5271 were born overseas, a figure far below the national average. Most residents have roots in the British Isles or Germany, though the proportion of people born outside Australia has risen by 4.2 percentage points since 2011.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the most common ancestries at 38.9% and 39.3% respectively. Other notable ancestral groups include Scottish (10.8%), German (7.6%), and Irish (6.3%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is well below the South Australian figure of 24.1%. While 75.7% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are New Zealand, England, the Philippines, and China.
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 5271, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5271/5271-sa/topic/ancestry-heritage