7.5% ▼ -23.9%
Lower than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
5472, SA · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 5472, SA
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common root in postcode 5472, where 41.9% of people claim this heritage. This is a very traditional area where the vast majority of residents were born in Australia and have deep colonial roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Almost 42% of people identify as English, followed by 37.1% who claim Australian ancestry. Other common roots include Scottish (14%), Irish (12.9%) and German (12.9%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 7.5% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the South Australian figure of 24.1% and the national figure of 27.7%. This share of overseas-born people has also fallen by 2.4 percentage points since 2011.
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 5472, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5472/5472-sa/topic/ancestry-heritage