64.1% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 64.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Kenley · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Kenley
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A significant shift in origins has occurred in Kenley, where 64.1% of people were born overseas. This is far above the figures for Victoria and Australia, marking the area as one of the most internationally diverse at this level. English and Australian are the most common ancestral backgrounds here.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 23.4%, followed by Australian at 12.5% and Dutch at 4.7%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The overseas birth rate is far above the national figure, with 64.1% of residents born outside Australia. This high proportion is driven largely by South African arrivals, who make up 14.1% of the population.
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 Kenley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21322/kenley/topic/ancestry-heritage