14.5% ▲ +9.0%
Higher than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Kurrajong · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Kurrajong
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English and Australian ancestries dominate the roots of Kurrajong, where 49.2% and 42.5% of people claim these backgrounds. This creates a community with very strong traditional ties, though the share of people born overseas has risen slightly to 14.5%.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 49.2%, followed closely by Australian at 42.5%. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, accounting for 14.3% and 11.7% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The 14.5% of people born overseas is higher than in most similar areas, though it remains far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. This proportion rose 1.2 percentage points since 2011, with most residents born in Australia (84.2%) or England (5.8%).
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/ucl/UCL115093/kurrajong/topic/ancestry-heritage