14.9% ▲ +2.5%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Port Germein · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Port Germein
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 Germein compared to the rest of the country. While 14.9% of residents were born abroad, this is far below the national figure of 27.7%. Most people here identify with traditional British and Irish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 43.8%, followed by Australian at 34.2%. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, making up 10.9% and 9.5% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is higher than in most similar areas, though it remains well below the South Australian average. Most residents were born in Australia (71.7%), with England (6.0%) and New Zealand (2.4%) being the most common other birthplaces.
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 Germein [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41196/port-germein/topic/ancestry-heritage