12.3% ▼ -7.4%
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Nairne · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Nairne
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Strong ties to British and colonial roots define the local identity of Nairne, where English and Australian ancestries are most common. This is a place with very few overseas-born residents, making it far more homogenous than the rest of the state.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English (45.9%) and Australian (44.6%) are the most common ancestries, followed by German at 10.9%, Scottish at 9.5%, and Irish at 9.0%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 12.3% of people were born overseas, a figure far below the South Australian (24.1%) and national (27.7%) figures. This proportion has fallen slightly since 2011, with 82.7% of the population born in Australia.
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 Nairne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/401021009/nairne/topic/ancestry-heritage