6.8% ▲ +11.6%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 6.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Keith · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Keith
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 6.8% of people in Keith were born overseas, which is far below the national figure. The community is predominantly of Australian and English descent, with a small number of residents arriving from countries like South Africa and New Zealand.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries, making up 47% and 40% of the population respectively. German (10.9%), Scottish (9.8%), and Irish (6.5%) are also frequent.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is far below both the state average of 24.1% and the national figure of 27.7%. Most people here were born in Australia (86.5%), followed by England (1.9%) and South Africa (0.9%).
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 Keith [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40674/keith/topic/ancestry-heritage