15.6% —
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Kenton Valley · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Kenton Valley
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than half of the people in Kenton Valley trace their roots back to Australia, creating a local identity strongly tied to traditional heritage. While English and German ancestries are also common, the area remains more domestically rooted than most parts of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries, making up 53.8% and 45.8% of the population respectively. German ancestry is also notable at 13.4%, followed by Scottish and Irish roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 15.6% of residents were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the national figure of 27.7%. Most people here were born in Australia (80.9%), with England as the most common overseas birthplace at 10.3%.
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 Kenton Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40681/kenton-valley/topic/ancestry-heritage