42.6% ▲ +19.9%
Higher than 95% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 35.5%
- 2016: 38.9%
- 2021: 42.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Ku-ring-gai · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Ku-ring-gai
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English is the most common ancestry in Ku-ring-gai, where 29.6% of residents claim these roots. This area is notably diverse, with a very high proportion of people born overseas compared to the rest of the state and country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Along with English roots, Chinese ancestry is very common at 23.5%, while 23% of people identify as Australian.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
A far higher share of people were born overseas here than in the rest of Australia, rising to 42.6% in 2021. This is mostly led by people from China (10.4%), England (5.0%), and South Africa (3.0%).
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 Ku-ring-gai [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA14500/ku-ring-gai/topic/ancestry-heritage