11.9% ▼ -32.7%
Higher than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Kulin · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Kulin
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Kulin compared to the rest of the state or country. While about 28% of Australians were born abroad, only 11.9% of Kulin residents share that experience. This lean toward Australian-born residents is reflected in the local ancestry, which is dominated by English and Australian roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 45.6% and 43.9% of the population. Irish and Scottish roots follow at 10.9% and 9.9% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas fell by 5.8 points since 2011 to reach 11.9%. This figure is far below the national level of 27.7% and the Western Australian figure of 32.2%, with 74.5% of residents born in Australia.
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 Kulin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522037/kulin/topic/ancestry-heritage