12.9% ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Kapunda · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Kapunda
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Very few people from overseas have moved to Kapunda in recent years, leaving the town with a population that is far more Australian-born than the national average. Most residents trace their roots back to the British Isles and Northern Europe.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, with 45.5% and 42.3% of people respectively. German roots are also prominent here at 14.3%, followed by Scottish and Irish at 10.6% each.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 12.9% of people were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7% and the South Australian rate of 24.1%. Most residents were born in Australia (82.8%), while England is the most common overseas birthplace at 7.5%.
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 Kapunda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40666/kapunda/topic/ancestry-heritage