4.1% —
Lower than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 4.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
5661, SA · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 5661, SA
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 4.1% of people in postcode 5661 were born overseas, which is among the lowest proportions for any similar area. This makes it a community with far fewer overseas-born residents than the state or national average. Most people here claim Australian or English ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
About half of the residents identify as Australian, while 35.4% claim English ancestry. Other common ancestries include German at 5.4% and Dutch at 2.0%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas has fallen by 3.5 percentage points since 2016, leaving this area far below the South Australian figure of 24.1%. Most people were born in Australia (75.5%), with New Zealand as the next most common birthplace at 4.8%.
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 5661, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5661/5661-sa/topic/ancestry-heritage