5.7% ▲ +17.7%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 5.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
West Kempsey · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in West Kempsey
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower share of people were born overseas in West Kempsey than in the rest of the state. Only 5.7% of the population grew up outside Australia, which is a huge gap compared to the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents here identify with Australian or English roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
About 40% of people list Australian as their ancestry, followed closely by English at 38.7%. Other common ancestries include Irish at 9.8% and Scottish at 7.4%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The overseas-born population is much lower than in most areas, sitting at 5.7%, which is 24 points below the New South Wales average. This is reflected in the birthplaces, as 83% of the community was 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 West Kempsey [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14264/west-kempsey/topic/ancestry-heritage