13.8% ▼ -69.7%
Lower than 78% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 45.4%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Kiama · State Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Kiama
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A sharp decline in overseas births defines Kiama, where the proportion of people born abroad has fallen by 32 percentage points since 2011. This makes the area much more Australian-born than most other regions. Most residents identify with English, Australian, or Irish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 43.7%, followed closely by Australian at 40.6%. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, accounting for 12.1% and 11.3% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 13.8% of residents were born overseas, a figure far below the 29.3% seen across New South Wales. This is much lower than most areas, with 81.7% of the population born in Australia.
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 Kiama [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10039/kiama/topic/ancestry-heritage