Payneham - Felixstow · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Ancestry & Birthplace in Payneham - Felixstow

Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.

More people have moved here from overseas since 2011, with 34.1% of residents now born outside Australia. This makes Payneham - Felixstow a diverse area where over a third of the population was born abroad, a figure well above the national average.

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📍 Payneham - Felixstow, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Payneham - Felixstow sits — People born overseas

34.1% ▲ +8.0%
  • 0.0%–2.1%: 8 areas
  • 2.1%–4.3%: 24 areas
  • 4.3%–6.4%: 66 areas
  • 6.4%–8.6%: 145 areas
  • 8.6%–10.7%: 159 areas
  • 10.7%–12.9%: 207 areas
  • 12.9%–15.0%: 134 areas
  • 15.0%–17.1%: 134 areas
  • 17.1%–19.3%: 145 areas
  • 19.3%–21.4%: 129 areas
  • 21.4%–23.6%: 115 areas
  • 23.6%–25.7%: 123 areas
  • 25.7%–27.9%: 101 areas
  • 27.9%–30.0%: 109 areas
  • 30.0%–32.1%: 120 areas
  • 32.1%–34.3%: 90 areas
  • 34.3%–36.4%: 72 areas
  • 36.4%–38.6%: 69 areas
  • 38.6%–40.7%: 54 areas
  • 40.7%–42.9%: 62 areas
  • 42.9%–45.0%: 46 areas
  • 45.0%–47.1%: 52 areas
  • 47.1%–49.3%: 38 areas
  • 49.3%–51.4%: 46 areas
  • 51.4%–53.6%: 32 areas
  • 53.6%–55.7%: 24 areas
  • 55.7%–57.9%: 17 areas
  • 57.9%–60.0%: 64 areas

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Payneham - Felixstow — higher than 75% of areas.

People born overseas compared with the state and national average
Payneham - Felixstow34.1%
5070, SA 34.7%
South Australia 24.1%
Australia 27.7%

Ancestry

The ancestries people most identify with.

English, Australian, and Italian are the most common ancestries, while Chinese ancestry is also prominent at 10.2%.

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Payneham - Felixstow splits fairly evenly between English (24%) and Australian (20%), with Italian at 19%.

Country of birth

Australia and the largest overseas communities.

Over a third of residents were born overseas, which is much higher than most areas and 10 percentage points above the South Australian figure. This trend has risen since 2011, with the most common birthplaces outside Australia being Italy, China, and India.

34.1% ▲ +8.0%

Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 31.6%
  • 2016: 33.2%
  • 2021: 34.1%

Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).

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 Payneham - Felixstow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/401051018/payneham-felixstow/topic/ancestry-heritage