15.6% ▲ +20.6%
Higher than 62% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Coffs Harbour · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Coffs Harbour
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people were born overseas in Coffs Harbour than in most similar areas, though the total is still far below the national figure. While the area is becoming more diverse, it remains predominantly Australian-born with deep roots in British and Irish heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 41.6% and 37.8% of the population. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent at 12.0% and 10.9% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
People born overseas make up 15.6% of the population, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. This proportion has risen by 2.7 percentage points since 2011, with England, India, and New Zealand being the most common birthplaces outside 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 Coffs Harbour [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA11800/coffs-harbour/topic/ancestry-heritage