16.5% ▲ +12.7%
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Mount Barker · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Mount Barker
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Mount Barker than in most other parts of the country. Only 16.5% of residents were born outside Australia, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes the area's population much more Australian-born than the typical South Australian community.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 47.2%, followed by Australian at 39.3%, with German, Scottish, and Irish also featuring strongly.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While the share of overseas-born residents rose 1.9 points since 2011, it remains well below the South Australian figure of 24.1%. Most people here were born in Australia (80%), with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 6.1%.
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 Mount Barker [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/401021007/mount-barker/topic/ancestry-heritage