22.1% ▲ +31.6%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 22.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Kirrawee · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Kirrawee
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A much smaller share of the population was born overseas in Kirrawee than in the rest of the state. While 22.1% of residents were born abroad, this is well below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. English and Australian ancestries are the most common roots here.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most prominent, making up 37.5% and 34.3% of the population. Irish, Scottish, and Chinese ancestries follow at 11.9%, 9.2%, and 5.8% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Three quarters of people here were born in Australia, which helps explain why the 22.1% born overseas is well below the national figure of 27.7%. Of those born abroad, the most common countries are England, China, New Zealand, and the Philippines.
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 Kirrawee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12181/kirrawee/topic/ancestry-heritage