10.3% ▲ +42.0%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Port Augusta · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Port Augusta
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Port Augusta compared to the state or national figures. While most residents claim Australian or English roots, only 10.3% of the population was born outside Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries here, making up 38.2% and 32% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 10.3% of people were born overseas, which is far below the South Australian figure of 24.1% and the national figure of 27.7%. Most of the community was born in Australia, with small groups born in England and India.
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 Port Augusta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41189/port-augusta/topic/ancestry-heritage