16.9% ▼ -8.6%
Higher than 83% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Andamooka · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Andamooka
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian ancestry is the most common background in Andamooka, shared by 40% of the population. The area has a strong British and European heritage, though the proportion of people born overseas has fallen slightly since 2011.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestral backgrounds are Australian at 40%, English at 34.6%, and German at 13.5%. Irish and Scottish ancestries also make up a small part of the community at 8.5% and 6.5%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 16.9% of residents were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas. However, this is far below the national figure of 27.7% and well below South Australia's 24.1%, and the figure has fallen 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 Andamooka [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422004/andamooka/topic/ancestry-heritage