45.4% ▼ -0.5%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.6%
- 2016: 46.5%
- 2021: 45.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Kinross · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Kinross
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
An increasing number of residents were born overseas in Kinross, with 45.4% of the population now arriving from abroad. This shift has created a community with a very diverse international background compared to most other areas. Over half the population still lists English or Australian as their primary ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 50.8%, followed by Australian at 26.6%. Scottish and Irish roots are also prominent, representing 12.2% and 12.1% of residents respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The share of people born overseas is far above the Australian figure of 27.7% and the state's 32.2%. While 51.4% were born in Australia, England is the most common overseas birthplace at 21%.
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 Kinross [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50766/kinross/topic/ancestry-heritage