10.7% ▲ +11.0%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Kinglake West · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Kinglake West
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
About the same as similar areas, Kinglake West has a relatively small proportion of overseas-born residents. Most people here identify with British and Irish roots, with Australian and English ancestries being the most common. This creates a profile that is far less diverse than the Victorian or national average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, making up 36.6% and 38.7% of the population. Scottish, Irish, and Italian roots are also common, accounting for 12%, 11.6% and 6.1% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 10.7% of people were born overseas, which is far below the 30% seen across Victoria and the 27.7% national figure. Most residents were born in Australia (76.6%), while England is the most common overseas birthplace at 2.8%.
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 West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21360/kinglake-west/topic/ancestry-heritage