13.2% ▼ -2.3%
Higher than 53% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Coomalie · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Coomalie
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Very little has changed in the cultural makeup of Coomalie since 2011. The area remains predominantly Australian-born, with a strong British and Irish heritage and a small overseas-born population of 13.2%.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common here, making up over half the population at 28.1% and 27.0% respectively. Other common ancestries include Irish (8.4%), Scottish (7.5%), and German (4.0%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 13.2% of people were born overseas, a figure that is far below the Australian average and well below the Northern Territory figure. This proportion has barely changed since 2011. While 60.8% were born in Australia, other common birthplaces include England, New Zealand, 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 Coomalie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA70700/coomalie/topic/ancestry-heritage