16.7% —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Magarey · Suburb / Locality
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly 74% of people in Magarey claim Australian ancestry, making it a place with deep local roots. While the area has more overseas-born residents than most similar small towns, its overall international population remains much lower than the state and national figures.
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most residents identify as Australian (73.3%) or English (33.3%), with Irish ancestry also common at 10.0%.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
People born overseas make up 16.7% of the population, which is higher than in most similar areas. However, this is still far below the national figure of 27.7% and well below South Australia's 24.1%.
16.7% —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Magarey [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40803/magarey/topic/ancestry-heritage