4.8% ▼ -14.3%
Lower than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 4.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
5640, SA · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 5640, SA
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A very small share of people born overseas, just 4.8%, live in postcode 5640. This area is far less diverse in its origins than the rest of the state or the nation, with the vast majority of residents born in Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries at 44% and 40.6%. German ancestry is also notable at 12.6%, followed by Scottish and Irish roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 4.8% of residents were born overseas, a figure that is far below the national average of 27.7% and has barely changed since 2011. Most of the population was born in Australia (86.8%), with small numbers from England and New Zealand.
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 5640, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5640/5640-sa/topic/ancestry-heritage