8.2% ▲ +508.2%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Peranga · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Peranga
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 8.2% of people in Peranga were born overseas, which is far below the national figure. The community is overwhelmingly Australian-born, with English and Australian being the most common ancestries reported.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 51%, followed by Australian at 40.8% and German at 21.4%. Scottish and Irish roots are also present in 17.3% and 8.2% of residents respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The overseas-born population is much lower than most areas, sitting 20 points below the Australian average. About 92.9% of residents were born in Australia, while New Zealand is the most common overseas birthplace at 4.1%.
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 Peranga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32297/peranga/topic/ancestry-heritage