17.1% ▲ +10.8%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Blue Knob · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Blue Knob
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower share of people were born overseas in Blue Knob compared to the rest of the state. While 17.1% of the population was born abroad, this is much lower than the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. Most residents have deep roots in the British Isles and Europe.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 39%, followed by Australian at 21.9% and Irish at 16.2%. Scottish and German roots are also prominent, making up 14.3% and 11.9% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 61.9% of residents were born in Australia. Of those born overseas, England is the most common birthplace at 3.8%, followed by New Zealand at 1.4%.
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 Blue Knob [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10415/blue-knob/topic/ancestry-heritage