8.6% ▲ +20.1%
Lower than 89% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Port Augusta · Urban Area
Ancestry & Birthplace in Port Augusta
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian ancestry is the most common heritage in Port Augusta, where 38.2% of residents claim this background. The area is overwhelmingly born in Australia, with a very small percentage of the population arriving from overseas compared to the rest of the state and country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is also very common at 32.6%, followed by Irish (7.5%), Scottish (6.4%), and German (6.4%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 8.6% of people were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7% and much lower than most other areas. This proportion has risen slightly from 7.1% in 2011, with the most common overseas birthplaces being England and India.
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 Augusta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/4004/port-augusta/topic/ancestry-heritage