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).
Payneham - Felixstow · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
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.
The ancestries people most identify with.
English, Australian, and Italian are the most common ancestries, while Chinese ancestry is also prominent at 10.2%.
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.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
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