19.4% ▲ +25.2%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Coffs Harbour - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Coffs Harbour - South
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Coffs Harbour - South than in the wider state or nation. While the proportion of overseas-born residents has risen to 19.4%, the area remains predominantly Australian-born with strong ties to British and Irish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 37.6% and 35.1% of the population. Other significant groups include those with Irish (10.7%) and Scottish (10.0%) heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 19.4% of residents were born overseas, which is well below the figures for New South Wales (29.3%) and Australia (27.7%). This proportion has grown by 3.9 percentage points since 2011, with most people born in Australia (72.1%), followed by England, New Zealand, India 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 Coffs Harbour - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/104021085/coffs-harbour-south/topic/ancestry-heritage