12.9% —
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Koo Wee Rup · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Koo Wee Rup
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian ancestry is the most common background in Koo Wee Rup, where 43.9% of people claim these roots. The area has a very low proportion of overseas-born residents compared to the rest of the state and country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is also very common at 39.7%, while other frequent backgrounds include Irish (9.3%) and Scottish (9.0%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 12.9% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the Victorian figure of 30% and the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (81.5%), with England the most common overseas birthplace at 3.1%.
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 Koo Wee Rup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/212011548/koo-wee-rup/topic/ancestry-heritage