21.5% ▲ +89.6%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Knockrow · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Knockrow
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly half of the people in Knockrow claim English ancestry. This community has a strong British and Irish heritage, though it is notably less diverse in its birthplaces than the rest of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 47.3%, followed by Australian at 38.2%. Irish, Scottish, and German ancestries also make up a significant part of the local mix.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 21.5% of residents were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas. However, this is well below the figures for both New South Wales and Australia. Most people were born in Australia (67.2%), with New Zealand, England, India, and Italy being the next most common birthplaces.
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 Knockrow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12187/knockrow/topic/ancestry-heritage