18.6% ▲ +7.1%
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Coolum Beach · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Coolum Beach
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Much fewer people were born overseas in Coolum Beach compared to the rest of the country. While 27.7% of Australians were born abroad, that figure is well below the national average at just 18.6% for this area. This creates a community with very strong ties to traditional Anglo-Celtic roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 46.7%, followed by Australian at 35.5%. Irish, Scottish, and German roots are also common, making up 15.0%, 13.6% and 6.7% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents rose slightly by 1.2 points since 2011 to reach 18.6%. Most people here were born in Australia (76.9%), with England (5.5%) and New Zealand (3.6%) as the next most common birthplaces.
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 Coolum Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/316031425/coolum-beach/topic/ancestry-heritage