18.8% ▲ +34.3%
Lower than 64% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Keira · State Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Keira
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Fewer people were born overseas in Keira than in most similar areas. While the proportion of overseas-born residents has risen by 4.8 percentage points since 2011, it remains well below the national figure.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most residents claim English (37.6%) or Australian (36.3%) ancestry. Irish, Scottish and Italian roots are also common, making up 11.7%, 11.3% and 6.6% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 18.8% of people were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. Most of the population was born in Australia (77.7%), followed by England at 3.8%.
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 Keira [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10038/keira/topic/ancestry-heritage