9.5% ▲ +28.2%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Kerry · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Kerry
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English and Australian heritage remain the dominant roots for people in Kerry, where few residents were born outside Australia. While ancestral ties are strong, the area has a much lower proportion of overseas-born residents than the state or national figures.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 50.7%, followed by Australian at 34.6%. Other significant roots include Irish (21.6%), Scottish (16.0%), and German (7.2%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 9.5% of people were born overseas, which is far below the Queensland figure of 22.7% and the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (87.3%), with smaller numbers from New Zealand, England, and South Africa.
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 Kerry [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31516/kerry/topic/ancestry-heritage