8.8% ▲ +22.8%
Lower than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Port Lincoln · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Port Lincoln
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A growing number of people born overseas now live in Port Lincoln, where the proportion has risen to 8.8% since 2011. While this is a slight increase, the area remains far less diverse than the state and national averages. Most residents trace their family roots back to England and Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, each accounting for 41.9% of the population. Other common family origins include Scottish (9.5%), German (9.1%), and Irish (8.0%) backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 8.8% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. The vast majority of residents were born in Australia (84.3%), followed by smaller groups from England, the Philippines and New Zealand.
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/ucl/UCL413004/port-lincoln/topic/ancestry-heritage