4.3% ▲ +9.6%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 4.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Kearsley · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Kearsley
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Just 4.3% of people in Kearsley were born overseas, a figure far below the national average. This makes the area stand out as one where the vast majority of residents are born in Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 45% and 44.2% of the population respectively. Other notable groups include Scottish, Irish, and German heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
With 91.4% of residents born in Australia, the proportion of overseas-born people is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. Those born outside Australia most commonly come from England, New Zealand, the Philippines, and South Africa.
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 Kearsley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12088/kearsley/topic/ancestry-heritage