8.4% ▲ +23.8%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 8.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Kentucky · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Kentucky
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Deeply rooted British and Australian heritage shapes daily life in Kentucky, where nearly 47% of people claim English ancestry. The area is predominantly Australian-born, with very few residents moving here from overseas compared to the rest of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 46.4% and 42.5% of the population. Irish and Scottish roots are also present at 11.2% and 9.5%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 8.4% of people were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national average of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (83.2%), followed by England and New Zealand.
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 Kentucky [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12110/kentucky/topic/ancestry-heritage