8.7% ▲ +14.3%
Lower than 73% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Coorong · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Coorong
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A strong sense of traditional roots defines the Coorong, where over 80% of the population was born in Australia. The area's heritage is predominantly British and European, creating a community with very few overseas-born residents compared to the rest of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most people in the Coorong claim Australian (40.8%) or English (40.1%) ancestry. Other common roots include German (11.7%), Scottish (8.2%) and Irish (6.7%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 8.7% of residents were born overseas, a figure far below the South Australian average of 24.1%. While this proportion has risen slightly since 2011, it remains much lower than the national figure of 27.7%.
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 Coorong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA47800/coorong/topic/ancestry-heritage