22.4% ▲ +15.6%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 22.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Kendenup · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Kendenup
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A much lower share of residents in Kendenup were born overseas compared to state and national figures. While 22.4% of the population were born abroad, the area remains strongly rooted in British and Irish heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 53.5%, followed by Australian at 35.4%. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, making up 8.9% and 8.1% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is 22.4%, which is much higher than most similar areas, though this is well below the Western Australian figure of 32.2%. Most residents were born in Australia (67.4%), with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 11.2%.
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 Kendenup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50749/kendenup/topic/ancestry-heritage