32.3% ▼ -0.2%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 32.4%
- 2016: 30.8%
- 2021: 32.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Coombabah · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Coombabah
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Almost one in three people in Coombabah were born overseas, a figure that has barely changed since 2011. This high level of international birthplaces creates a diverse mix of backgrounds in the area, though British and Irish roots remain the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 43.3%, followed by Australian at 29.1%. Irish and Scottish backgrounds also feature strongly, each making up around 11% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The 32.3% of residents born overseas is well above the Queensland figure of 22.7% and the national average. While 62.2% were born in Australia, the next most common birthplaces are New Zealand at 9.1% and England at 7.3%.
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 Coombabah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309031237/coombabah/topic/ancestry-heritage