10.4% ▲ +13.2%
Lower than 62% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Kent · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Kent
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Almost 79% of people in Kent were born in Australia, making it a community with very few overseas-born residents. This local area is much more traditionally Australian in its roots than most other parts of the state.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common, making up 47.9% and 44.6% of the population respectively. Scottish, Irish, and German roots are also present in smaller numbers.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 10.4% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the state figure of 32.2% and the national figure of 27.7%. This proportion rose slightly from 9.2% in 2011.
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 Kent [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA54480/kent/topic/ancestry-heritage