32.1% ▲ +9.4%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 32.9%
- 2021: 32.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Kingston · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Kingston
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A diverse mix of cultures shapes daily life in Kingston, where over 32% of the population was born overseas. This is well above the national figure and among the highest proportions for similar areas. English and Australian are the most common ancestries here.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent at 26.8%, followed closely by Australian at 24.7%. Other common backgrounds include Scottish and Irish, both at 5.5%, and German at 3.8%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The area is well above the national and state figures for overseas birthplaces, with 32.1% of residents born abroad. While 56.4% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are New Zealand, England, the Philippines and India.
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 Kingston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31548/kingston/topic/ancestry-heritage