9.2% ▼ -20.1%
Lower than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Keppel Sands · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Keppel Sands
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Fewer people were born overseas in Keppel Sands than in most similar areas. Only 9.2% of residents were born outside Australia, a figure that has fallen since 2011.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 44.2%, followed closely by Australian ancestry at 41.9%. Irish, Scottish and German roots are also represented in the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is far below the national figure of 27.7% and the state average of 22.7%. Most people here were born in Australia, with small numbers from England, New Zealand and the Philippines.
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 Keppel Sands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322069/keppel-sands/topic/ancestry-heritage