22.5% ▼ -0.5%
Lower than 55% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 22.6%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 22.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Kingston · Federal Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Kingston
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
About one in five residents in Kingston were born overseas, placing the area around the middle for its level compared to similar places. The community is predominantly of English and Australian descent, with a high proportion of people born within Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 47.6% and 37.0% of the population respectively. Scottish, Irish, and German heritage also feature prominently in the local mix.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
People born overseas account for 22.5% of the population, a figure that has barely changed since 2011. This is a little below the South Australian figure and well below the national rate of 27.7%.
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 Kingston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED406/kingston/topic/ancestry-heritage