6.1% ▼ -2.1%
Lower than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 6.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Eyre Peninsula · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Eyre Peninsula
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Very little has changed in the makeup of the Eyre Peninsula since 2011, with the share of overseas-born residents remaining steady at 6.1%. This is a region with deep roots in Australian and British heritage, where the vast majority of people were born within the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian at 45.5% and English at 43.7%, followed by Scottish, German and Irish heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 6.1% of people were born overseas, which is far below the South Australian figure of 24.1% and the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (86.5%), with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 2.6%.
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 Eyre Peninsula [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/406011130/eyre-peninsula/topic/ancestry-heritage