3.3% ▲ +44.0%
Lower than 96% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 3.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Coonamble · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Coonamble
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A strong sense of local roots defines Coonamble, where 81.4% of people were born in Australia. This creates a community with very few overseas-born residents compared to the rest of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most residents claim Australian, English, Irish, or Scottish ancestry. Those identifying as Australian make up the largest group at 40.5%, followed by English ancestry at 30.1%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 3.3% of people here were born overseas, a figure that is far below the New South Wales and national averages. This is among the lowest proportions for any similar area, though it has risen slightly since 2011.
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 Coonamble [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA12150/coonamble/topic/ancestry-heritage