40.0% ▲ +2.3%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.1%
- 2016: 39.5%
- 2021: 40.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Kingsgrove · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Kingsgrove
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A significant shift in cultural roots has seen Kingsgrove become far more diverse since 2011. Now, four out of every ten residents were born overseas, with Greek and Chinese backgrounds making up the largest ancestral groups in the area.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Greek and Chinese ancestries are the most common, accounting for 20.3% and 19.1% of residents respectively. These groups outnumber those of Australian (13.2%), English (10.7%), and Italian (7.9%) descent.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
With 40% of people born overseas, Kingsgrove's overseas-born population is far above the national figure of 27.7% and the state's 29.3%. While most people were born in Australia (56.6%), China is the most common overseas birthplace at 7.9%.
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 Kingsgrove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12166/kingsgrove/topic/ancestry-heritage