8.8% ▲ +4.4%
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Kempsey Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Kempsey Surrounds
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common background for residents in Kempsey Surrounds, where 44% of people claim this heritage. Most people here were born in Australia, and the area has a much lower proportion of overseas-born residents than the state or national figures.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, accounting for 44% and 41.4% of the population. Irish ancestry is also common at 11.8%, followed by Scottish at 9.5%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 8.8% of people were born overseas, a figure that is far below the New South Wales average of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. This proportion has barely changed since 2011, when it stood at 8.4%.
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 Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/108021156/kempsey-surrounds/topic/ancestry-heritage