8.6% ▲ +8.3%
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Loxton Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Loxton Surrounds
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Just 8.6% of people in Loxton Surrounds were born overseas, making it a community with a much lower share of overseas-born residents than most other areas. This reflects a population with deep roots in Australia, where English and Australian ancestries are the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, each representing about 40% of the population. German ancestry is also common at 20%, followed by Scottish and Irish roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas has barely changed since 2011, remaining far below the South Australian figure of 24.1% and the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (82.5%), with England the most common overseas birthplace at 2.5%.
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 Loxton Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/407031163/loxton-surrounds/topic/ancestry-heritage