24.6% —
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 24.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Kentdale · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Kentdale
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A growing number of residents in Kentdale were born overseas compared to previous years. While the area remains predominantly Australian and English in its roots, nearly one in four people now live here from other countries.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 42.4% and 46.6% of the population respectively. Irish, Scottish, and German roots also feature in the community's background.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 24.6% of people were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas. However, this is well below the figures for Western Australia (32.2%) and Australia (27.7%), with 17.8% of residents born in England.
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 Kentdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50753/kentdale/topic/ancestry-heritage