13.8% ▼ -11.5%
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Emerald - Cockatoo · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Emerald - Cockatoo
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in Emerald - Cockatoo, where 42.3% of people claim this background. The area is very traditional in its roots, with a small number of residents born overseas compared to the rest of the state.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most prevalent, accounting for 42.3% and 41.3% of the population respectively. Other common backgrounds include Scottish and Irish at 11.1% each.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 13.8% of people here were born overseas, a figure far below Victoria's 30.0% and Australia's 27.7%. This proportion has fallen since 2011, and 80% of the population was 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 Emerald - Cockatoo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/212011289/emerald-cockatoo/topic/ancestry-heritage