8.5% ▼ -1.1%
Lower than 90% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Port Lincoln · Urban Area
Ancestry & Birthplace in Port Lincoln
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 Lincoln compared to the rest of the country, with only 8.5% of residents born abroad. This gap is striking as the figure is far below the national average of 27.7%.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian at 41.7% and English at 41.4%, followed by Scottish, German and Irish roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 8.5% of the population was born overseas, a figure that is far below both South Australia and the national average. This proportion has barely changed since 2011, and most residents were born in Australia (84.3%).
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 Lincoln [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/4005/port-lincoln/topic/ancestry-heritage