16.3% ▲ +27.6%
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Coffs Harbour - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Coffs Harbour - North
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common background for people in Coffs Harbour - North, where 39.8% of residents claim this heritage. The area is overwhelmingly Australian-born and has a strong connection to British and Irish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, making up 39.8% and 36.4% of the population. Irish and Scottish backgrounds also feature strongly, at 11.2% and 9.8% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 16.3% of residents were born overseas, a figure far below the national average of 27.7% and the state's 29.3%. While this is lower than most areas, the proportion of overseas-born people has risen 3.5 percentage points 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 Coffs Harbour - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/104021084/coffs-harbour-north/topic/ancestry-heritage