7.3% ▲ +18.3%
Lower than 80% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Kingston · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Kingston
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Kingston compared to most other areas. Only 7.3% of residents were born outside Australia, which is far below the national figure. Most people here trace their roots back to the British Isles, with Australian and English ancestries being the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Nearly half of residents claim Australian ancestry (47.2%), followed closely by English ancestry at 43.9%. Other common ancestral backgrounds include Scottish (11.0%), German (8.1%), and Irish (6.1%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 7.3% of people were born overseas, a figure far below both the state and national averages, though this rose slightly from 6.1% in 2011. Most of the population was born in Australia (85.9%), with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 2.7%.
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/lga/LGA43360/kingston/topic/ancestry-heritage