14.2% ▲ +40.3%
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
5502, SA · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 5502, SA
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A mid-range share of people born overseas defines postcode 5502, where 14.2% of residents were born in another country. While this figure has risen since 2011, it remains far below the national average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most residents claim Australian (42.9%) or English (41.7%) ancestry, followed by Scottish (7.6%) and Irish (6.8%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas rose 4.1 percentage points since 2011 to reach 14.2%, though this is still well below the South Australian figure of 24.1%. Most residents were born in Australia (76%), with England (4.5%) and the Philippines (1.2%) as the next most common birthplaces.
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 5502, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5502/5502-sa/topic/ancestry-heritage