26.6% ▲ +25.2%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 26.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
South Kalgoorlie · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in South Kalgoorlie
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Fewer people were born overseas in South Kalgoorlie compared to the rest of the state. While 26.6% of residents were born abroad, this is well below the Western Australian figure of 32.2%. The area has a strong mix of Australian and English heritage, with a notable Filipino presence as well.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian ancestry is the most common at 32.9%, followed closely by English at 30.3%. Other significant groups include Scottish (7.5%), Irish (7.0%), and Filipino (5.8%) heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 26.6% of people here were born overseas, which is much higher than in most similar areas, though it sits a little below the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (66.0%), with New Zealand (9.2%) and the Philippines (5.2%) as the next most common 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 South Kalgoorlie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51373/south-kalgoorlie/topic/ancestry-heritage