15.6% ▲ +10.6%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Peterhead · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Peterhead
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English heritage is the most common identity in Peterhead, where 44.6% of people claim this ancestry. While the area has a higher proportion of overseas-born residents than most similar places, it remains far more Australian-born than the national average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most prominent, making up 44.6% and 35.6% of the population. Scottish and Irish roots are also common, accounting for 12.2% and 11.4% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 15.6% of residents were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this is well below the South Australian figure and far below the 27.7% national average, with 80.8% of people born in Australia.
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 Peterhead [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41144/peterhead/topic/ancestry-heritage