24.2% ▲ +35.7%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 24.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Kearns · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Kearns
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian ancestry is the most common heritage in Kearns, where 35.2% of people claim this background. This area has a diverse mix of roots, with English, Irish, and Scottish ancestry also making up a significant part of the local identity.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the two dominant ancestral groups, accounting for 35.2% and 27.6% of residents respectively. Other notable groups include Irish (7.3%), Scottish (6.9%), and Italian (5.8%) backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 24.2% of people in Kearns were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas. However, this figure is well below the New South Wales rate of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%.
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 Kearns [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12087/kearns/topic/ancestry-heritage