31.8% ▲ +18.1%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 31.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Kalgoorlie · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Kalgoorlie
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly 32% of people in Kalgoorlie were born overseas, which is well above the national figure. This makes the area much more internationally diverse than most other similar places. The community is a mix of those with deep Australian and British roots and a growing number of arrivals from Asia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, accounting for 31.5% and 30.6% of the population. Scottish, Irish, and Filipino backgrounds also make up a significant part of the local mix.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
With 31.8% of residents born overseas, Kalgoorlie has a much higher proportion of overseas-born people than most areas. While this is about the same as the Western Australian average, it remains well above the Australian rate.
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 Kalgoorlie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50712/kalgoorlie/topic/ancestry-heritage