5.8% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 5.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Stokes Bay · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Stokes Bay
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower proportion of people were born overseas in Stokes Bay compared to the rest of the state or country. The area is overwhelmingly Australian-born, with nearly 96% of residents born here. This strong local roots trend is reflected in the dominant English and Australian ancestral backgrounds.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 59.6%, followed by Australian at 30.8% and German at 19.2%. Scottish and Irish roots are also present in 15.4% and 13.5% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 5.8% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the South Australian figure of 24.1% and the national rate of 27.7%. This is much lower than most similar areas.
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 Stokes Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41390/stokes-bay/topic/ancestry-heritage