11.5% ▼ -5.1%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Moonta Bay · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Moonta Bay
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Moonta Bay than in the rest of the state or country. Most residents trace their roots back to the British Isles, with English and Australian ancestries making up the vast majority of the local population.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, accounting for 45.8% and 41.1% of residents. Scottish and German roots are also notable, each held by 9.6% of the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 11.5% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the South Australian figure of 24.1% and the national rate of 27.7%. The vast majority were born in Australia, with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 5.7%.
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 Moonta Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40915/moonta-bay/topic/ancestry-heritage