43.9% ▲ +301.4%
Higher than 89% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 39.7%
- 2021: 43.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Ku-ring-gai · State Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Ku-ring-gai
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage for people in Ku-ring-gai, where 28.1% of residents claim these roots. The area has seen a massive shift in its makeup, with the proportion of overseas-born residents climbing sharply in recent years.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Besides English and Australian roots, Chinese ancestry is very common here at 21.1%. Irish and Scottish heritage are also shared by 8.4% of the population each.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Almost 44% of residents were born overseas, a figure that is far above the national average and has risen by 33 points since 2011. While 53.8% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are China (10%), England (4.5%) and India (4.2%).
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 Ku-ring-gai [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10041/ku-ring-gai/topic/ancestry-heritage