31.9% ▼ -10.8%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.7%
- 2016: 32.8%
- 2021: 31.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Kalamunda · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Kalamunda
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over 31% of people in Kalamunda were born overseas, a figure that is well above the national average. This diversity is reflected in a mix of backgrounds, though British and Irish roots remain the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 50.8%, followed by Australian at 32.3%. Scottish and Irish heritage are also prominent, while 6.7% of residents identify as Italian.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
With 31.9% of residents born overseas, this is much higher than most similar areas and well above the Australian figure of 27.7%. While 64.1% were born in Australia, England is the most common overseas birthplace at 14.6%.
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 Kalamunda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50707/kalamunda/topic/ancestry-heritage