23.8% ▲ +432.5%
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
5724, SA · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 5724, SA
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than most similar areas, postcode 5724 has a high proportion of residents born overseas. While the typical resident is of Australian or English ancestry, the area has seen a huge shift in its makeup, with the overseas-born population jumping 19 percentage points since 2011.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries at 25.0% and 22.6%, followed by Irish at 14.3%, Scottish at 10.7% and Dutch at 6.0%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 23.8% of people were born overseas, which is higher than most areas and about the same as the South Australian figure. This is well below the national rate of 27.7%, but it represents a sharp increase from 4.5% in 2011. Aside from those born in Australia (58.3%), the Philippines is the most common birthplace at 6.0%.
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 5724, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5724/5724-sa/topic/ancestry-heritage