6.4% ▼ -39.2%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 6.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
5731, SA · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 5731, SA
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in postcode 5731 than in most other areas. Only 6.4% of residents were born outside Australia, a figure that has fallen 4.1 percentage points since 2011.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common, making up 32.1% and 25.2% of the population. Other significant groups include Scottish (10.3%), Irish (4.7%) and German (3.8%) ancestries.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
At 6.4%, the proportion of overseas-born residents is far below the South Australian figure of 24.1% and the national figure of 27.7%. Most people here were born in Australia (59.8%), with India being the next most common birthplace at 1.7%.
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 5731, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5731/5731-sa/topic/ancestry-heritage