32.1% ▲ +9.2%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 32.9%
- 2021: 32.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Kingston · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Kingston
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 Kingston, where 26.7% of people claim this heritage. The area is quite diverse, with about 32.1% of residents born overseas, a figure that has climbed since 2011.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most prominent, making up 26.7% and 24.8% of the population respectively. Other common backgrounds include Scottish, Irish, and German.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
More than three in ten people born overseas live in Kingston, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This proportion rose 2.7 percentage points since 2011, with New Zealand as the most common birthplace outside Australia.
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 Kingston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/311061330/kingston/topic/ancestry-heritage