7.6% ▼ -27.6%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 7.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Laura · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Laura
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 7.6% of people in Laura were born overseas, a figure far below the national average. This makes the area much more Australian-born than most other parts of the country. English and Australian ancestries are the most common backgrounds here.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Half of the residents claim Australian ancestry, while 35.9% identify as English. Other common roots include German at 12.8%, Scottish at 10.7%, and Irish at 9.3%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The vast majority of people here were born in Australia (85.9%), which is far below the South Australian figure of 24.1%. Of those born overseas, England is the most common birthplace at 2.9%.
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 Laura [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40751/laura/topic/ancestry-heritage