5.8% ▲ +5.5%
Lower than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 5.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Coonabarabran · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Coonabarabran
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Very few people born overseas live in Coonabarabran compared to similar areas. The vast majority of residents were born in Australia, with only 5.8% arriving from other countries.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries, accounting for 41.1% and 40.3% of the population. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, at 9.7% and 9.2% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 5.8% of people were born overseas, a figure that is far below the New South Wales (29.3%) and national (27.7%) figures. This proportion has barely changed since 2011 and remains among the lowest for similar areas.
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 Coonabarabran [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/105031099/coonabarabran/topic/ancestry-heritage