7.6% ▲ +9.1%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 7.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Port Pirie South · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Port Pirie South
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 Pirie South than in most similar areas. While those with Australian and English ancestry make up the vast majority of the population, only 7.6% of residents were born outside Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common, accounting for 44% and 41.9% of people respectively. Other notable groups include Scottish, Irish, and German ancestry, each making up between 7.7% and 8.1%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 7.6% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the South Australian figure of 24.1% and the national figure of 27.7%. Most people here were born in Australia (87.2%), with small numbers arriving from England, Italy, New Zealand, and South Africa.
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 Pirie South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41210/port-pirie-south/topic/ancestry-heritage