17.9% ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Kalorama · Suburb / Locality
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common background in Kalorama, where 42.8% of people claim these roots. Most residents have traditional British or Australian heritage, though a small number of people were born overseas.
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, with 42.8% and 37.0% respectively. Scottish, Irish, and German backgrounds are also common here.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Nearly 80% of people were born in Australia, while 17.9% were born overseas. This overseas-born figure is higher than in most similar areas, but sits well below the national figure of 27.7%.
17.9% ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Kalorama [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21287/kalorama/topic/ancestry-heritage