14.6% ▲ +4.6%
Higher than 59% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Kiama · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Kiama
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly 81% of people in Kiama were born in Australia, making it a community with deep local roots. While it has a higher proportion of overseas-born residents than most similar areas, it remains far below the state and national figures.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 45.3%, followed by Australian at 38.8% and Irish at 15.5%. Scottish and German roots are also present in 13% and 4% of residents respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The 14.6% of residents born overseas is a figure that has barely changed since 2011. This is far below the New South Wales rate of 29.3%, with England being the most common birthplace outside Australia at 5.2%.
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 Kiama [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA14400/kiama/topic/ancestry-heritage