11.7% —
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Kangaroobie · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Kangaroobie
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 Kangaroobie, where 40% of residents claim this heritage. The area has a very strong connection to its colonial roots, with most people tracing their family history back to the British Isles.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Beyond those of Australian descent, English ancestry is the next most common at 35%. Irish and Scottish backgrounds are also prominent, making up 16.7% and 10% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 11.7% of people here were born overseas, a figure that is far below the New South Wales average of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. The vast majority of the population, 88.3%, were born in 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 Kangaroobie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12070/kangaroobie/topic/ancestry-heritage