20.9% ▲ +6.9%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Kooyong · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Kooyong
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people were born overseas in Kooyong than in most similar areas, though the local figure is still well below the national average. While 20.9% of residents were born abroad, the area remains heavily rooted in British and Irish heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 40.4%, followed by Australian (30.2%), Scottish (16.5%) and Irish (15.9%). About 9.9% of people also claim Chinese ancestry.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 20.9% of people were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas but well below the 27.7% national figure. The most common birthplaces after Australia are England and China, each accounting for 3.2% of the population.
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 Kooyong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21393/kooyong/topic/ancestry-heritage