5.1% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 5.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Kilgin · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Kilgin
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 5.1% of people in Kilgin were born overseas, which is far below the national figure. This makes the area much less diverse in terms of birthplace than most other parts of Australia. The local population is predominantly Australian-born and reflects a strong British and Irish heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian (50.8%), English (32.2%), Irish (23.7%), and Scottish (20.3%). A smaller number of residents identify as Italian (5.1%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Born-overseas residents make up just 5.1% of the population, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. Most people here were born in Australia (88.1%), while South Africa is the most common overseas birthplace at 5.1%.
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 Kilgin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12134/kilgin/topic/ancestry-heritage