35.2% ▲ +4.4%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.7%
- 2016: 34.7%
- 2021: 35.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Killarney Heights · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Killarney Heights
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over 35% of people in Killarney Heights were born overseas, which is well above the national figure. This creates a diverse community where English and Australian ancestries remain the most common, while Chinese heritage is also very prominent.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 34.5%, followed by Australian at 28.4%. Chinese ancestry is also significant at 12.5%, with Irish and Scottish roots making up 10.6% and 9.3% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 35.2% of residents were born overseas, a figure among the highest for similar areas and well above the New South Wales rate of 29.3%. While 63.8% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are England (6.3%) and China (3.5%).
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 Killarney Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12138/killarney-heights/topic/ancestry-heritage