13.7% ▲ +16.6%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Kanwal · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Kanwal
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A much smaller share of people were born overseas in Kanwal compared to the rest of the country. While 13.7% of residents were born outside Australia, this is far below the national figure of 27.7%. Most people here trace their roots back to the British Isles.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common, making up 41.5% and 37.0% of the population. Irish and Scottish heritage follow at 9.0% and 8.9% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 13.7% of the population was born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas despite being far below the New South Wales average of 29.3%. The most common birthplaces outside Australia are England, New Zealand, and the Philippines.
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 Kanwal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12075/kanwal/topic/ancestry-heritage