4.7% ▲ +110.4%
Lower than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 4.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
5642, SA · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 5642, 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 5642 compared to the rest of the country. Only 4.7% of residents were born outside Australia, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes it one of the areas with the lowest proportion of overseas-born residents in the region.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most people here claim Australian ancestry at 51.7%, followed by English at 42.7%. Other common ancestries include German at 11.1% and Scottish at 6.4%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 84.6% of residents were born in Australia, the proportion of people born overseas rose 2.5 points since 2011 to reach 4.7%. This figure remains far below the South Australian average of 24.1%.
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 5642, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5642/5642-sa/topic/ancestry-heritage