6.1% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 6.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Killawarra · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Killawarra
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 Killawarra compared to the rest of the state. Only 6.1% of the population was born outside Australia, which is a massive gap compared to the Victorian figure of 30%. This makes the area much less diverse in birthplace than most other parts of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Ancestry in the area is dominated by Australian and English roots, making up 45% and 43.7% of the population. Other common backgrounds include Scottish, Irish, and Italian ancestry.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The vast majority of residents were born here, with 90.3% born in Australia. This is far below the national figure of 27.7% for overseas-born residents, with only small numbers of people born in Italy, England, and New Zealand.
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 Killawarra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21349/killawarra/topic/ancestry-heritage