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5470, SA · Postcode

Ancestry & Birthplace in 5470, SA

Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.

English ancestry is the most common background for people in postcode 5470, where 44.2% of residents claim these roots. The area is overwhelmingly Australian-born, with a very small number of people arriving from overseas in recent years.

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📍 5470, SA, Postcode

Where 5470, SA sits — People born overseas

2.7% ▼ -77.9%

All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 5470, SA — lower than 99% of areas.

5470, SA2.7%
Northern Areas 6.5%
South Australia 24.1%
Australia 27.7%

Ancestry

The ancestries people most identify with.

English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, making up 44.2% and 41.5% of the population respectively. Other common roots include Irish, German and Scottish ancestry.

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5470, SA splits fairly evenly between English (40%) and Australian (37%), with Irish at 9%.

English 44.2% Australian 41.5% Irish 9.5% German 7.5% Scottish 6.1% Dutch 2.7%

Country of birth

Australia and the largest overseas communities.

Only 2.7% of people here were born overseas, a figure far below the national average and among the lowest for similar areas. This is a sharp drop from 2011, when 12.3% of the population had been born abroad.

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2.7% ▼ -77.9%

Lower than 99% of postcode areas.

Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).

Country of birth

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In 5470, SA, Australia is the majority at 98%; England is next at 2%.

Australia 86.4% England 2.0%

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in 5470, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5470/5470-sa/topic/ancestry-heritage