10.0% ▲ +5.4%
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Goyder · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Goyder
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Goyder than in most other similar areas. With 81% of the population born in Australia, the community has a very strong connection to local and traditional roots, particularly English and German heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are most common, each accounting for around 41% of residents. German ancestry is also significant at 17.5%, followed by Irish at 9.2% and Scottish at 8.7%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 10% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the South Australian figure of 24.1% and the national average of 27.7%. This proportion has barely changed since 2011, when it stood at 9.5%.
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 Goyder [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/405021118/goyder/topic/ancestry-heritage