7.3% ▲ +8.8%
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Cobar · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Cobar
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian ancestry is the most common root for residents in Cobar, where 43.3% of people claim this heritage. The area is overwhelmingly born in Australia, with very few residents arriving from overseas compared to the rest of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Besides those of Australian descent, English ancestry is the most frequent at 33.3%. Other common roots include Irish (9.2%), Scottish (7.2%) and German (2.9%) backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 7.3% of people were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7% and among the lowest for similar areas. This has barely changed since 2011, with 76.9% of the population born in Australia.
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 Cobar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/105011093/cobar/topic/ancestry-heritage