7.1% ▼ -26.3%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 7.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Orroroo · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Orroroo
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Just 7.1% of people in Orroroo were born overseas, which is far below the national figure. This makes the town much less diverse in birthplace than most other Australian areas. The community is overwhelmingly of English and Australian descent.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 47.4%, followed closely by Australian at 45.2%. German, Irish, and Scottish ancestries also feature in the community's roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
With 84.9% of residents born in Australia, the birthplace figure is far below South Australia's 24.1% and the national 27.7%. Of those born overseas, England is the most common origin at 3.5%.
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 Orroroo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41079/orroroo/topic/ancestry-heritage