19.5% ▲ +12.1%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Kings Park · Suburb / Locality
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly one in five people in Kings Park were born overseas, adding a global layer to a community where English and Australian ancestries are most common. This mix of backgrounds shapes the local identity of this small area.
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 46.0%, followed by Australian at 36.4%. Other significant groups include Irish (11.5%), Scottish (11.3%), and German (5.6%) ancestry.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 19.5% of residents were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas. However, this is well below the 24.1% for South Australia and the 27.7% national figure.
19.5% ▲ +12.1%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Kings Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40696/kings-park/topic/ancestry-heritage