9.3% ▲ +12.4%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Kinglake · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Kinglake
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A strong sense of local heritage defines Kinglake, where the vast majority of residents trace their roots back to Australia and the British Isles. Around 83% of the population was born in Australia, creating a community with very few overseas-born residents compared to the rest of the state.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 45.4% and 42.1% of the area. Irish (12.3%) and Scottish (10.8%) roots are also frequent, while Italian ancestry accounts for 5.1%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 9.3% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the 30% seen across Victoria. While most people were born in Australia (82.9%), the next most common birthplaces are England (2.9%) and New Zealand (1.1%).
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 Kinglake [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21358/kinglake/topic/ancestry-heritage