6.1% ▲ +35.9%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 6.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Kimba · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Kimba
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 6.1% of people in Kimba were born overseas, which is far below the figures for South Australia and the rest of the country. This small proportion of overseas-born residents reflects a community with very deep local roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are most common here, making up 43.8% and 48.8% of the population respectively. German, Scottish, and Irish heritage also feature prominently in the community's family histories.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The vast majority of residents were born in Australia (87.2%), a figure far below the national 27.7% for overseas births. Smaller groups of people have arrived from Nepal, the Philippines, India, and New Zealand.
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 Kimba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40694/kimba/topic/ancestry-heritage