14.0% ▲ +18.9%
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Kyneton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Kyneton
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common background in Kyneton, where 43.7% of people claim this heritage. This influence is seen alongside strong Australian and Irish roots, making for a community with deep ties to the British Isles.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, while Irish (16.7%), Scottish (13.8%), and German (4.5%) backgrounds also feature prominently.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 14.0% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the Victorian figure of 30.0% and the national figure of 27.7%. This proportion has risen slightly since 2011, when it was 11.8%.
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 Kyneton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/202021030/kyneton/topic/ancestry-heritage