14.0% ▲ +25.2%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Kanigan · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Kanigan
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common background in Kanigan, where over half of the residents claim English roots. The area is predominantly Australian-born, though it has a higher proportion of overseas-born residents than many similar local areas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries dominate the local profile, making up 50.3% and 47.6% of the population respectively. Other common roots include Irish at 5.6% and German at 4.9%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 14% of people were born overseas—which is higher than most similar areas—this is still far below the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (79%), followed by England at 4.9% and New Zealand 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 Kanigan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31482/kanigan/topic/ancestry-heritage