8.7% —
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Kingower · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Kingower
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Most people in Kingower have roots in the British Isles, with very few residents born outside Australia. This creates a community where local identities are heavily tied to English and Australian heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 47.8%, followed by Australian at 30.4% and Scottish at 23.9%. Other notable ancestries include German at 21.7% and Irish at 8.7%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 8.7% of people were born overseas, which is far below the figures for Victoria (30.0%) and Australia (27.7%). In line with this, 84.8% of residents were born in Australia.
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 Kingower [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21361/kingower/topic/ancestry-heritage