23.6% ▼ -20.3%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.6%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Port Kembla · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Port Kembla
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A shift in heritage is evident in Port Kembla, where overseas-born residents now make up 23.6% of the population. This multicultural mix is led by English and Australian ancestries, though a significant Italian presence helps shape the local identity.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 29.2% and 28.7% respectively. Other notable heritage groups include Italian (8.5%), Irish (7.8%), and Scottish (6.5%) backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is much higher than most similar areas, though it remains well below the figures for New South Wales (29.3%) and Australia (27.7%). Most people were born in Australia (70.6%), followed by Italy (2.4%) and England (2.0%).
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 Port Kembla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13257/port-kembla/topic/ancestry-heritage