19.9% ▼ -0.7%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 19.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Kenthurst · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Kenthurst
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A growing number of residents now claim English or Australian ancestry in Kenthurst, where these two groups each make up about a third of the population. This reflects a community with deep roots in these backgrounds, though it remains more homogenous than the state average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestry are the most common, at 33.8% and 33.6% respectively. Other significant groups include those with Irish (10.1%), Italian (9.8%), and Scottish (8.4%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Fewer people were born overseas here than in most of Australia, at 19.9%, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (77.5%), followed by England (3.2%) and China (1.9%).
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 Kenthurst [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12108/kenthurst/topic/ancestry-heritage