6.6% ▲ +24.7%
Lower than 99% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 6.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Kempsey · Urban Area
Ancestry & Birthplace in Kempsey
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Kempsey than in the rest of the state, with only 6.6% of residents born outside Australia. This gap is huge compared to the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. While the number of overseas-born residents has risen slightly since 2011, the area remains overwhelmingly Australian-born.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most people here claim Australian ancestry (39.6%) or English ancestry (38.1%). Irish and Scottish roots are also common, making up 9.7% and 7.6% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 6.6% of people in Kempsey were born overseas, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas and far below the national figure of 27.7%. Aside from Australia, the most common birthplaces are England, New Zealand, the Philippines, and India.
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 Kempsey [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1017/kempsey/topic/ancestry-heritage