15.7% ▲ +8.6%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Kirkham · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Kirkham
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in Kirkham, where 37.1% of residents claim these roots. The area is mostly made up of people born in Australia, though there is a notable presence of Italian heritage at 17.2%.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 37.1% and 35.5% of the population respectively. Italian roots are also prominent at 17.2%, followed by Scottish and Irish heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
People born overseas make up 15.7% of the population, which is higher than in most similar areas. However, this is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%.
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 Kirkham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12180/kirkham/topic/ancestry-heritage