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Cooma Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Ancestry & Birthplace in Cooma Surrounds

Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.

Fewer people were born overseas in Cooma Surrounds in 2021 compared to ten years ago. The area is now very heavily Australian-born, with 79.2% of residents born here.

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📍 Cooma Surrounds, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Cooma Surrounds sits — People born overseas

11.6% ▼ -16.0%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Cooma Surrounds — lower than 80% of areas.

Cooma Surrounds11.6%
2630, NSW 15.2%
New South Wales 29.3%
Australia 27.7%

Ancestry

The ancestries people most identify with.

English and Australian ancestries are most common, making up 41% and 38.6% of the population respectively, followed by Irish at 15.2%.

Country of birth

Australia and the largest overseas communities.

Only 11.6% of people were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. This proportion has fallen 2.2 percentage points since 2011.

People born overseas

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11.6% ▼ -16.0%

Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).

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In Cooma Surrounds, Australia is the majority at 93%; England is next at 5%.

Australia 79.2% England 3.9% New Zealand 0.8% South Africa 0.4% Italy 0.3% China 0.2% India 0.1% Nepal 0.1%

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 Cooma Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/101031015/cooma-surrounds/topic/ancestry-heritage