14.0% ▼ -20.3%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Kooringal · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Kooringal
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A strong sense of British and Irish roots shapes the identity of Kooringal, where over half of the residents claim these ancestries. This small area is much more Australian-born than the rest of the country, with only 14% of people born overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 41.9%, followed by Irish at 18.6% and Australian at 16.3%. Dutch ancestry is also present for 7% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 14% of people here were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia, accounting for 72.1% 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 Kooringal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31571/kooringal/topic/ancestry-heritage