15.6% ▲ +4.7%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Port Hughes · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Port Hughes
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower share of people were born overseas in Port Hughes compared to the rest of the country. While 15.6% of residents were born abroad, this is well below the South Australian figure and far below the national average. Most people here identify with British and Australian roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 46.2% and 40.2% of the population respectively. Other common roots include Scottish, Irish and German.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Most residents were born in Australia, accounting for 78.1% of the population. Among those born overseas, England is the most common birthplace at 6.6%.
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 Port Hughes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41198/port-hughes/topic/ancestry-heritage