4.8% ▼ -35.5%
Lower than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 4.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
5521, SA · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 5521, SA
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower share of people were born overseas in postcode 5521 than in the rest of the state or country. Only 4.8% of the population was born outside Australia, which is a tiny fraction compared to the national figure of 27.7%. This reflects a community with very few recent arrivals from abroad.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian at 44.2%, English at 34%, and Irish at 21.8%. Scottish and German heritage are also seen in about 16% and 9% of residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 4.8% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the South Australian figure of 24.1%. This proportion has fallen by 2.6 percentage points since 2011, with 86.4% of residents 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 5521, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5521/5521-sa/topic/ancestry-heritage