7.8% ▲ +3.4%
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Port Pirie · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Port Pirie
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian ancestry is the most common heritage in Port Pirie, claimed by 43% of residents. This is a community with very few overseas-born residents, and the proportion has barely changed in the last decade.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is also very common at 41.6%. Other notable heritage groups include Irish (7.6%), Scottish (7.4%), and German (7.4%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 7.8% of people were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7% and the South Australian rate of 24.1%. Most residents were born in Australia (85.9%), with England (2.0%) as the next most common birthplace.
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 Port Pirie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/405031122/port-pirie/topic/ancestry-heritage