27.7% ▲ +1.9%
Higher than 59% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 27.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Kurrajong · State Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Kurrajong
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
About the same as the national figure, 27.7% of people in Kurrajong were born overseas. This mix of backgrounds is led by strong English and Australian roots, with a small but notable number of residents coming from China and India.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 33.7%, followed by Australian at 29.7% and Irish at 13.8%. Scottish and Chinese ancestries also make up significant parts of the community at 11.3% and 6.9% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
People born overseas make up 27.7% of the population, a figure that is higher than most areas and has barely changed since 2011. While 66.3% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are England, China, India and New Zealand.
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 Kurrajong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED80003/kurrajong/topic/ancestry-heritage