10.2% ▲ +46.7%
Lower than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
5276, SA · Postcode
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common background in postcode 5276, where 45.7% of people claim this heritage. The area is overwhelmingly Australian-born and has a very strong link to British and Irish roots.
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, making up 45.7% and 38.8% of the population. Other common backgrounds include Scottish (14.7%), Irish (9.3%) and German (8.5%).
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Just 10.2% of people here were born overseas, a figure far below the national average of 27.7%. While this is lower than most areas, the proportion of overseas-born residents has risen by 3.2 percentage points since 2011.
10.2% ▲ +46.7%
Lower than 67% of postcode areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in 5276, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5276/5276-sa/topic/ancestry-heritage