5.8% ▼ -23.2%
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 5.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
5483, SA · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 5483, 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 for people in postcode 5483, where 47.1% of residents claim this heritage. The area has a very strong local character, with a tiny proportion of people born overseas compared to the rest of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, followed by Scottish (20.8%), German (11.4%) and Irish (7.0%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 5.8% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7% and the South Australian rate of 24.1%. This proportion has fallen by 1.8 percentage points since 2011, with 87.1% of the population born in Australia.
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 5483, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5483/5483-sa/topic/ancestry-heritage