12.4% ▼ -1.3%
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Kiama Downs - Minnamurra · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Kiama Downs - Minnamurra
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 12.4% of people in Kiama Downs - Minnamurra were born overseas, a figure far below the national average. This area is overwhelmingly Australian-born and has a very strong connection to British and Irish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the most common ancestries at 45.3% and 41.0% respectively. Scottish (14.1%) and Irish (13.8%) roots are also prominent here.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and has barely changed since 2011. Most people here were born in Australia (83.7%), followed by England at 4.2%.
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 Kiama Downs - Minnamurra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/107031139/kiama-downs-minnamurra/topic/ancestry-heritage