7.8% ▼ -0.2%
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Port Pirie Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Port Pirie Surrounds
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 7.8% of people in Port Pirie Surrounds were born overseas, a figure far below the national average. The area is overwhelmingly Australian-born, with a strong heritage of English and Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Nearly half of residents claim Australian ancestry at 45%, followed closely by English ancestry at 42.2%. Other common roots include Irish, Scottish, and German heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is among the lowest for similar areas and has barely changed since 2011. At 7.8%, this is far below the South Australian figure of 24.1% and the national figure of 27.7%.
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 Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/405031123/port-pirie-surrounds/topic/ancestry-heritage