8.9% ▼ -3.9%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Moorak · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Moorak
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Moorak than in the rest of the country, with only 8.9% born outside Australia. This is a stark contrast to the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents share traditional roots, with Australian and English ancestries being the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries here, making up 24.2% and 22.3% of the population. Other notable roots include Scottish, German and Irish ancestry.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 8.9% of the population was born overseas, which is far below the South Australian figure of 24.1%. The vast majority of people were born in Australia (84.8%), followed by small numbers from England and New Zealand.
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 Moorak [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40917/moorak/topic/ancestry-heritage