13.1% ▼ -13.9%
Lower than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
5501, SA · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 5501, SA
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English and Australian roots dominate the heritage of postcode 5501, where these two groups each make up over 43% of the population. This strong connection to these backgrounds reflects a community with deep traditional ties.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian (43.9%) and English (43.5%), followed by Scottish (8.5%), Irish (6.8%), and German (6.5%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Far fewer people were born overseas here than in the rest of the country, with 13.1% born abroad compared to the national figure of 27.7%. This proportion has also fallen by 2.1 percentage points since 2011, leaving 80.7% 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 5501, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5501/5501-sa/topic/ancestry-heritage