9.6% ▲ +0.2%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Kotara South · Suburb / Locality
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Fewer people were born overseas in Kotara South by the 2021 census compared to previous years. Most residents claim English or Australian ancestry, with 87.5% of the population born here in Australia.
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 45.8%, followed by Australian at 39.4% and Irish at 16.2%.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 9.6% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7% and the NSW rate of 29.3%.
9.6% ▲ +0.2%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Kotara South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12209/kotara-south/topic/ancestry-heritage