9.5% —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Kawarren · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Kawarren
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A steady mix of heritage defines Kawarren, where English and Australian ancestries remain the most common. Most residents were born in Australia, though a small number have roots in Ireland, Scotland and Germany.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 49.7%, followed by Australian at 34.4%. Other notable family roots include Irish (19.6%), Scottish (14.3%) and German (7.9%) origins.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 9.5% of people were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7% and the Victorian rate of 30.0%. The vast majority of the population was born in Australia (81.0%), with England being the most frequent overseas birthplace at 4.2%.
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 Kawarren [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21311/kawarren/topic/ancestry-heritage