24.4% —
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Kokeby · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Kokeby
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly one in four people in Kokeby were born overseas, creating a diverse mix of backgrounds in this rural area. While English and Australian ancestries are most common, the community also has strong Scottish and German roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 48.9%, followed by Australian at 38.9% and Scottish at 20.0%. Other notable groups include those with German (8.9%) and Greek (4.4%) heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 24.4% of residents were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas, though this is well below the Western Australian figure of 32.2%. Most people were born in Australia (63.3%), with England (11.1%) and New Zealand (3.3%) being the most common overseas birthplaces.
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 Kokeby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50772/kokeby/topic/ancestry-heritage