16.4% —
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Purnong · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Purnong
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A higher share of people were born overseas in Purnong than in most similar areas. While English and Australian ancestries are the most common, the overall proportion of overseas-born residents remains far below the national figure.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Nearly half the population claims English ancestry, followed by 38.2% who identify as Australian and 14.5% of German descent.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 16.4% of residents were born outside Australia, which is higher than in most similar areas. However, this is well below the South Australian figure and far below the national average.
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 Purnong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41227/purnong/topic/ancestry-heritage