13.1% ▲ +11.0%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Kilmore · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Kilmore
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Strong ties to British roots define the local identity in Kilmore, where nearly 80% of people were born in Australia. The area is far less diverse than the rest of the state, with a population largely shaped by traditional European heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, each claimed by around 40% of residents. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, with 15.1% and 10.4% of people identifying with these groups.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 13.1% of residents were born overseas, a figure far below the 30% seen across Victoria. Most people here were born in Australia (80.9%), while the most common overseas birthplaces are England, India, 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 Kilmore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21352/kilmore/topic/ancestry-heritage