15.4% —
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Point Pass · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Point Pass
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Almost half of the people in Point Pass claim Australian ancestry, making it the most common heritage in the area. While the community has strong roots in Australia, England, and Germany, it remains much less diverse in terms of birthplace than the state or national average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian ancestry is the most common at 48%, followed by English at 35% and German at 16.3%. Irish and Scottish heritages also feature, accounting for 6.5% and 2.4% of residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 15.4% of people were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this is far below the national figure of 27.7% and well below South Australia's 24.1%.
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 Point Pass [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41171/point-pass/topic/ancestry-heritage