5.4% ▲ +3.5%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 5.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Kurri Kurri - Abermain · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Kurri Kurri - Abermain
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Very little has changed in the birthplace of residents in Kurri Kurri - Abermain since 2011, with the share of overseas-born people remaining steady at around 5%. This area is overwhelmingly Australian-born, with nearly 90% of the population born here.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Ancestry is dominated by British roots, with 46.8% of people claiming Australian and 43.4% claiming English descent. Scottish and Irish heritage are also common, accounting for 11.1% and 8.4% of residents respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 5.4% of people were born overseas, a figure that is far below the New South Wales (29.3%) and national (27.7%) figures. This is among the lowest proportions for any similar area, with 89.8% of the population born in Australia.
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 Kurri Kurri - Abermain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/106011111/kurri-kurri-abermain/topic/ancestry-heritage