14.5% ▲ +14.0%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Kindred · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Kindred
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A growing number of residents were born outside Australia in Kindred, though the area remains rooted in its colonial heritage. Over half the population claims English ancestry, while the proportion of people born overseas is now higher than in most similar areas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English heritage is most common here at 51.9%, followed by Australian at 32.2% and Irish at 13.1%. Scottish and German ancestry also feature in the local mix.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 14.5% of people were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7% but about the same as the Tasmanian average. Most residents were born in Australia, with England, New Zealand, and India being the most frequent 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 Kindred [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60305/kindred/topic/ancestry-heritage