18.9% ▲ +1.1%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.7%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Old Noarlunga · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Old Noarlunga
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Old Noarlunga compared to the rest of the country. While 18.9% of residents were born abroad, this is well below the national figure of 27.7%. Most people here identify with British or Australian roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 48.3%, followed by Australian at 40.8%. Other significant groups include Scottish (12.0%), Irish (8.9%), and German (7.5%) ancestry.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The typical resident was born in Australia (76.8%), which helps explain why the 18.9% overseas birth rate is much lower than the South Australian average. England is the most common overseas birthplace at 10.8%.
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 Old Noarlunga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41071/old-noarlunga/topic/ancestry-heritage