2.6% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 2.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Limekilns · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Limekilns
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Limekilns than in most similar areas. The vast majority of residents are Australian-born, with a very small proportion of the population having moved here from other countries.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most residents claim Australian (44.3%) or English (43.5%) ancestry. Irish (15.7%) and Scottish (12.2%) roots are also common in the area.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 2.6% of people were born overseas, a figure far below the New South Wales (29.3%) and Australian (27.7%) averages. This is much lower than most areas, with 87.0% of the population born in Australia.
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 Limekilns [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12339/limekilns/topic/ancestry-heritage