12.4% ▼ -7.3%
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Moonta · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Moonta
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Moonta than in most similar areas. While English and Australian ancestries are the most common, the community's roots are largely domestic, with only 12.4% of residents born abroad.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 46.8%, followed by Australian at 39.6%. Other notable roots include Scottish, German, and Irish heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 12.4% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the South Australian figure of 24.1% and the national figure of 27.7%. This proportion fell by 1.0 percentage points since 2011, with 78.9% of the population born in Australia.
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 Moonta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/405041125/moonta/topic/ancestry-heritage