19.6% ▼ -2.7%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Goolwa - Port Elliot · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Goolwa - Port Elliot
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
The proportion of people born overseas in Goolwa - Port Elliot has barely changed since 2011, remaining at 19.6%. This area is more strongly Australian-born than both the state and the national average, with a population rooted deeply in English and Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 52.3%, followed by Australian at 35.6%. Other significant family roots include Scottish (11.7%), Irish (9.5%), and German (9.0%) ancestry.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 19.6% of residents were born overseas, which is well below the figures for South Australia (24.1%) and Australia (27.7%). Most of these people come from England, where 11.4% of the total population was born.
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 Goolwa - Port Elliot [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/407011144/goolwa-port-elliot/topic/ancestry-heritage