16.7% ▼ -9.5%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Kalgan · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Kalgan
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people were born overseas in Kalgan than in most similar areas. While nearly half of the residents claim English ancestry, the area has a much lower share of overseas-born people than the state or national figures.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 49.4%, followed closely by Australian at 44.4%. Scottish and Irish roots are also prominent, making up 13.1% and 10.1% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Around 16.7% of people were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this is far below the 32.2% seen in Western Australia and the 27.7% national figure, with most residents born in Australia (78.6%) or England (8.1%).
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 Kalgan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50711/kalgan/topic/ancestry-heritage