6.4% ▲ +61.4%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 6.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
5603, SA · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 5603, SA
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over half of people in postcode 5603 claim Australian ancestry. This local area has a very low proportion of overseas-born residents compared to the rest of the country, with 87.9% of the population born here in Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian at 51.9% and English at 37.7%. Other notable groups include German at 10.4%, Scottish at 6.6%, and Irish at 6.4%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 6.4% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. While this is much lower than most areas, the proportion of overseas-born people has risen by 2.4 percentage points since 2011.
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 5603, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5603/5603-sa/topic/ancestry-heritage