6.8% —
Lower than 82% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Strongly rooted traditions define Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional, where 84.2% of the population was born in Australia. This is a very high figure compared to the rest of the country, reflecting a community with deep local ties and very few overseas arrivals.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, each making up over 43% of the population. Irish, Scottish, and German roots also feature prominently in the local family histories.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 6.8% of people here were born overseas, a figure far below the New South Wales average of 29.3%. While most residents are born locally, the most common birthplaces outside Australia are England, New Zealand, China, 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 Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA12160/cootamundra-gundagai-regional/topic/ancestry-heritage