7.8% ▲ +3.4%
Lower than 94% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Port Pirie · Urban Area
Ancestry & Birthplace in Port Pirie
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Very little has changed in the mix of backgrounds in Port Pirie since 2011. The area remains overwhelmingly Australian-born, with only 7.8% of residents born overseas. This is far below the figures for both South Australia and the rest of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most people in the area claim Australian (43.0%) or English (41.6%) ancestry. Other common backgrounds include Irish, Scottish, and German, each accounting for about 7% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 7.8% of people were born overseas, a figure that is far below the South Australian (24.1%) and national (27.7%) rates. This has barely changed since 2011 and is among the lowest proportions for similar areas, with 85.9% of residents born in Australia.
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 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/4006/port-pirie/topic/ancestry-heritage