11.1% ▲ +83.3%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Paruna · Suburb / Locality
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
About 11% of people in Paruna were born overseas, a figure that sits around the middle for similar areas. The community has strong roots in Europe, with the majority of residents claiming Australian, English, or German ancestry.
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most people here identify as Australian (41.7%), English (30.6%), or German (19.4%), while 8.3% have Irish ancestry.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
At 11.1%, the share of overseas-born residents is far below the figures for South Australia (24.1%) and Australia (27.7%). While 83.3% were born in Australia, the next most common birthplace is South Africa at 8.3%.
11.1% ▲ +83.3%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Paruna [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41119/paruna/topic/ancestry-heritage