23.6% ▼ -6.5%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.2%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Kensington · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Kensington
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common in Kensington, where 79% of residents claim one of these backgrounds. While the area has a diverse mix of origins, it is more Australian-born than most other places in the state and country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English (42.6%) and Australian (36.4%) are the dominant ancestries here. Other common backgrounds include Irish at 11.8%, Scottish at 10.8%, and Italian at 5.5%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 23.6% of people were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas. However, this figure is well below the Western Australian rate of 32.2% and the national figure 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 Kensington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50752/kensington/topic/ancestry-heritage