18.7% ▲ +266.4%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 18.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Kiels Mountain · Urban Centre
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Much higher overseas birth rates than most similar areas make Kiels Mountain a diverse spot. While 18.7% of people were born abroad, the area remains predominantly rooted in English, Australian, and Scottish heritage.
The ancestries people most identify with.
English (44.6%) and Australian (40.9%) are the most common ancestries, followed by Scottish (14.1%), Irish (10.3%) and German (6.6%) roots.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas rose 14 points since 2011 to 18.7%, though this is still well below the Queensland (22.7%) and Australian (27.7%) figures. Most residents were born in Australia (77.7%), with England (5.8%) and New Zealand (3.9%) being the next most common birthplaces.
18.7% ▲ +266.4%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Kiels Mountain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321059/kiels-mountain/topic/ancestry-heritage