18.9% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Kealy · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Kealy
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly half of the people in Kealy claim English ancestry. While the area has a strong British heritage, it is much more diverse than other similar local areas despite having fewer overseas-born residents than the state average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 48% and 43.1% of the population. Scottish, Irish, and Italian heritage are also represented.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 18.9% of people were born overseas, which is much higher than in most similar areas. However, this is far below the Western Australian figure of 32.2% and well below the national average of 27.7%.
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 Kealy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50745/kealy/topic/ancestry-heritage