10.4% ▼ -8.5%
Lower than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
5582, SA · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 5582, SA
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in postcode 5582, where 48.4% of people claim this background. The area is overwhelmingly Australian-born, with a very low proportion of residents born overseas compared to the rest of the state and country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Almost half the population identifies as English, followed by 41.6% who identify as Australian. Other common ancestries include Irish at 13.6%, German at 11.1%, and Scottish at 10.3%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Just 10.4% of people here were born overseas, a figure that is far below the national average of 27.7% and has fallen slightly since 2011. Most residents were born in Australia (83.9%), with England being the next most common birthplace at 5.5%.
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 5582, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5582/5582-sa/topic/ancestry-heritage