13.5% ▼ -3.8%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Morisset - Cooranbong · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Morisset - Cooranbong than in the rest of the state, with only 13.5% born abroad. This area is heavily defined by its traditional roots, as the vast majority of residents claim English or Australian ancestry.
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 45.1% and 41.6% of the population respectively. Scottish and Irish roots are also present, accounting for 10.8% and 10.3% of residents.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%, and has barely changed since 2011. Most people here were born in Australia (82.3%), followed by England (3.5%) and New Zealand (2.4%).
13.5% ▼ -3.8%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Morisset - Cooranbong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/111021218/morisset-cooranbong/topic/ancestry-heritage