23.8% ▲ +168.6%
Higher than 95% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Port Wakefield · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Port Wakefield
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A huge jump in overseas arrivals has reshaped Port Wakefield (L) since 2011. The share of people born overseas rose by 15 percentage points to reach 23.8%, with Filipino ancestry now making up a notable 12.5% of the local population.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the most common ancestries at 41.3% and 36.3%. Other significant groups include Filipino (12.5%), Scottish (8.6%), and Irish (6.2%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 23.8% of residents were born overseas, which is among the highest for similar areas and about the same as the South Australian figure. This is well below the national figure, but the Philippines is now a major source of arrivals at 11.3%.
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 Wakefield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL421032/port-wakefield/topic/ancestry-heritage