9.8% ▼ -5.9%
Lower than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Penola · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Penola
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Deeply rooted European heritage shapes the identity of Penola, where nearly half of residents claim Australian ancestry. The town is overwhelmingly born in Australia, with very few residents arriving from overseas compared to the rest of the state.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is very common here at 40%, following Australian roots at 45.4%. Other significant groups include Scottish (13.7%), Irish (9.7%) and German (6.4%) heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 9.8% of people were born overseas, a figure far below the national average of 27.7% and barely changed since 2011. Most residents were born in Australia (83.9%), followed by England at 2.3% and New Zealand at 1.3%.
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 Penola [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL415034/penola/topic/ancestry-heritage