16.9% ▲ +2.8%
Higher than 83% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Kettering · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Kettering
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A much higher proportion of people in Kettering were born overseas compared to most similar areas. While 16.9% of residents were born abroad, the vast majority of the community claims English or Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 45.8%, followed by Australian at 40% and Scottish at 13.7%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The overseas-born population is a little above the Tasmanian figure, though it is far below the national average of 27.7%. This figure has barely changed since 2011, with 78.2% of residents born in Australia and 7.6% born in England.
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 Kettering [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL622015/kettering/topic/ancestry-heritage