11.7% ▲ +53.3%
Higher than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Paringa · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Paringa
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 Paringa, where 39.2% of people claim this background. The area has a strong British influence, with English and Scottish roots making up a combined 45.3% of the population.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is very common here at 37.3%, followed by German (13.2%), Scottish (8.0%), and Irish (4.9%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 11.7% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. While this is much lower than the South Australian average, the proportion of overseas-born people has risen 4.1 percentage points since 2011.
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 Paringa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL415033/paringa/topic/ancestry-heritage