7.9% ▲ +3.7%
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 7.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
5540, SA · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 5540, SA
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian and English backgrounds are the most common roots for people in postcode 5540. These two groups make up the vast majority of the area's ancestry, reflecting a population with deep ties to these regions.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian ancestry is the most common at 43.3%, followed closely by English at 41.7%. Irish, German, and Scottish backgrounds each make up between 7.4% and 7.8% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Just 7.9% of people were born overseas, which is far below the South Australian figure of 24.1% and the national figure of 27.7%. This proportion has barely changed since 2011, with 86% 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 5540, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5540/5540-sa/topic/ancestry-heritage