5.4% ▼ -31.2%
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 5.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
5710, SA · Postcode
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A strong sense of local roots defines postcode 5710, where very few residents were born outside Australia. Most people here identify with traditional European heritage, with about 68% claiming Australian or English ancestry.
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries at 37.3% and 31.1% respectively. Other significant groups include Scottish, Irish and German heritage.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 5.4% of people were born overseas, a figure far below the national average of 27.7%. This proportion has fallen by 2.4 percentage points since 2011, and the vast majority of the population was born in Australia.
5.4% ▼ -31.2%
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in 5710, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5710/5710-sa/topic/ancestry-heritage