6.2% ▼ -0.8%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 6.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Kaniva · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Kaniva
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 6.2% of people in Kaniva were born overseas, a figure far below the national average. This reflects a community with very few recent arrivals from abroad, where the vast majority of residents were born in Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, each accounting for around 46% of the population. Other notable groups include Scottish (11.1%), German (8.1%), and Irish (7.9%) backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Born in Australia, 88.6% of residents are native-born, which is much lower than most areas. This is far below the Victoria figure of 30.0% and the national rate of 27.7%.
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 Kaniva [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21295/kaniva/topic/ancestry-heritage