19.3% ▼ -4.5%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 19.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Kanahooka · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Kanahooka
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in Kanahooka, where 44.8% of residents claim these roots. The area has a strong connection to British and Irish heritage, with a population that is predominantly Australian-born.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Beyond those of English and Australian descent, nearly 10% of people identify as Irish or Scottish, while 4.8% have Italian ancestry.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 19.3% of people here were born overseas, which is much higher than in most similar areas. However, this is well below the national figure of 27.7% and far below the New South Wales average.
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 Kanahooka [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12063/kanahooka/topic/ancestry-heritage