14.5% ▲ +7.7%
Higher than 59% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Kangaroo Island · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Kangaroo Island
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A higher share of residents were born overseas in Kangaroo Island than in most similar areas. Despite this, the region remains far less diverse than the rest of the state and the country, with 76.6% of people born in Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 44.6%, followed by Australian at 40.5%. Other significant groups include Scottish, Irish, and German ancestries, each making up around 9% to 11% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While the overseas-born population rose slightly to 14.5% since 2011, this figure is still far below the national average. Outside of Australia, England is the most common birthplace at 5.6%.
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 Kangaroo Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA42750/kangaroo-island/topic/ancestry-heritage