6.6% ▲ +13.0%
Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 6.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Kempsey · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Kempsey
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A strong sense of local heritage defines Kempsey, where nearly 40% of people claim Australian ancestry. This deep connection to the land is reflected in a population that is overwhelmingly born within Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian at 39.6% and English at 38.1%, followed by Irish at 9.7% and Scottish at 7.6%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 6.6% of people here were born overseas, a figure far below the New South Wales average of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. This has barely changed since 2011, when the overseas-born population sat at 5.8%.
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 Kempsey [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/108021155/kempsey/topic/ancestry-heritage