15.3% ▲ +45.2%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Kimberley · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Kimberley
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly half of the people in Kimberley (Tas.) claim English ancestry, making it the most common root in this small community. While the area is predominantly Australian-born, it has a higher proportion of overseas-born residents than most similar areas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent at 47.6%, followed closely by Australian at 43.5%. Other common roots include Irish at 10.5% and Scottish at 8.1%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 15.3% of residents were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas and about the same as the Tasmanian figure. This is far below the national figure of 27.7%, with the majority born in Australia (79.8%) or England (10.5%).
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 Kimberley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60304/kimberley/topic/ancestry-heritage