9.9% ▲ +5.3%
Lower than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Outback - North and East · Sub-region (SA3)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Outback - North and East
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
The proportion of people born overseas in Outback - North and East has barely changed since 2011, remaining at 9.9%. This is a very low figure for the region, where the vast majority of residents were born in Australia. English and Australian ancestries are the most common roots here.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most frequent, accounting for 34.2% and 30.3% of the population. Other common backgrounds include Irish at 7% and Scottish at 6.6%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 9.9% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the South Australian figure of 24.1% and the national rate of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (80.1%), with small numbers arriving from England, New Zealand, India and the Philippines.
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 - North and East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/40602/outback-north-and-east/topic/ancestry-heritage