37.9% ▲ +20.7%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.4%
- 2016: 35.6%
- 2021: 37.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Pooraka · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Pooraka
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly 38% of people in Pooraka were born overseas, a figure far above the national average. This high level of migration is reflected in a diverse community where English and Australian ancestries are the most common, followed by significant Vietnamese, Italian and Indian roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English (25%) and Australian (23.8%) ancestries are the most frequent, though Vietnamese (8.5%), Italian (5.7%) and Indian (5.2%) roots also make up a notable part of the local mix.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is among the highest for similar areas, sitting at 37.9%—well above the 24.1% seen in South Australia. Aside from those born in Australia (58.1%), the most common birthplaces are India (6.4%) and Vietnam (6%).
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 Pooraka [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41185/pooraka/topic/ancestry-heritage