30.7% —
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Kew - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Kew - West
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than 30% of people in Kew - West were born overseas, a figure that is higher than most similar areas. This international mix is reflected in the local ancestry, where English and Australian roots are the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent at 27.9%, followed by Australian at 23.3% and Chinese at 15.9%. Irish and Scottish backgrounds are also common, at 11.9% and 9.3% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 30.7% of residents were born overseas, which is well above the national figure of 27.7% and similar to the Victorian average. While 65.4% were born in Australia, China is the most common overseas birthplace at 6.3%.
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 Kew - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/207011522/kew-west/topic/ancestry-heritage