29.3% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 29.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Kookynie · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Kookynie
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in Kookynie, where 36.4% of people claim these roots. The area is sparsely populated and shows a diverse mix of backgrounds, with nearly 30% of residents born overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, making up 36.4% and 25.3% of the population. Other common roots include Irish at 13.1%, while Chinese and Dutch ancestries each account for 6.1%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Nearly 30% of people were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the national figure of 27.7%. While about half were born in Australia, New Zealand is the most common overseas birthplace at 10.1%.
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 Kookynie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50777/kookynie/topic/ancestry-heritage