20.1% ▼ -2.7%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 20.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Kuranda · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Kuranda
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A much higher share of people in Kuranda were born overseas than in most similar areas. While the typical resident is born in Australia, about one in five people here have roots in other countries. This mix is most visible in the ancestry data, where English and Australian heritage are the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 34.4%, followed by Australian at 26.4%. Irish, Scottish, and German heritages also make up a significant part of the local population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 20.1% of people were born overseas, which is much higher than in most similar areas. However, this is a little below the Queensland figure of 22.7% and well below the national figure of 27.7%.
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 Kuranda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31589/kuranda/topic/ancestry-heritage