10.2% ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Outback · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Outback
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 10.2% of people in Outback were born overseas, which is far below the figures for South Australia and the rest of the country. This makes it an area where a vast majority of the population has Australian roots. Most residents identify with Australian or English ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries here, making up 34.1% and 32.1% of the population respectively. Scottish, Irish and German roots are also common.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is much lower than in most other areas and has barely changed since 2011. Australia is the most common birthplace at 73.4%, followed by England 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 Outback [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/406021141/outback/topic/ancestry-heritage