9.1% —
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Kembla Heights · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Kembla Heights
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Kembla Heights compared to the rest of the country, with only 9.1% of residents born abroad. This is far below the national figure of 27.7%, making it a community where the vast majority of people were born in Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 42.0%, followed by Australian at 31.8% and Irish at 20.5%. Other common ancestral backgrounds include Scottish at 11.4% and German at 8.0%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is much lower than in most other areas, sitting at 9.1%. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%, with 88.6% of people 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 Kembla Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12101/kembla-heights/topic/ancestry-heritage