8.3% ▲ +34.5%
Lower than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Kinglake West · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Kinglake West
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian ancestry is the most common background in Kinglake West, where 41.3% of residents claim this heritage. The area is predominantly Australian-born, with a small but growing number of people moving here from overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Along with Australian roots, English ancestry is very common at 38.2%, while Irish and Scottish backgrounds are also significant at 12.1% and 11.3% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 8.3% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the 30% seen across Victoria. While this figure is lower than most areas, it has risen 2.1 percentage points since 2011.
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 Kinglake West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221038/kinglake-west/topic/ancestry-heritage