15.4% —
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Packers Camp · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Packers Camp
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in Packers Camp, where 39% of residents claim this background. The area has a predominantly Australian-born population, though it remains more diverse than many similar local areas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian backgrounds are the most frequent, making up 39% and 30.9% of the population. Scottish ancestry is also common at 15.4%, followed by Italian and Irish roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 15.4% of people were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (69.1%), with New Zealand being the next most common birthplace at 4.4%.
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 Packers Camp [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32249/packers-camp/topic/ancestry-heritage