56.6% ▲ +4.6%
Higher than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 54.2%
- 2016: 58.7%
- 2021: 56.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Kogarah · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Kogarah
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than half of the people in Kogarah were born overseas, a figure that has risen by 2.5 percentage points since 2011. This multicultural mix is clear in the ancestry data, where Chinese, English, Australian, Greek and Indian roots are the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Chinese ancestry is the most common at 16.1%, followed by English (10.9%), Australian (10.0%), Greek (7.8%) and Indian (6.9%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Overseas-born residents make up 56.6% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 27.7%. While 38.1% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are Nepal (8.4%), China (7.9%), India (6.6%) and the Philippines (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 Kogarah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/119041378/kogarah/topic/ancestry-heritage