24.0% ▲ +8.0%
Higher than 89% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Kalgoorlie - Boulder · Urban Area
Ancestry & Birthplace in Kalgoorlie - Boulder
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common roots in Kalgoorlie - Boulder, with 33.7% and 33.4% of people claiming these backgrounds. This heritage shapes a community where most residents share similar ancestral ties, though about a quarter of the population was born overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
People of Australian and English descent lead the breakdown, followed by Irish and Scottish roots at 8.4% each. German ancestry is also present for 3.4% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Almost one in four people here were born overseas, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas and rose 1.8 percentage points since 2011. However, this 24.0% is well below the national figure of 27.7%, with New Zealand as the most common overseas birthplace at 7.0%.
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 Kalgoorlie - Boulder [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/5007/kalgoorlie-boulder/topic/ancestry-heritage