42.6% —
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 35.2%
- 2021: 42.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Coombs · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Coombs
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A growing number of overseas-born residents has shaped the face of Coombs, with 42.6% of people born outside Australia. This represents a significant shift in the local mix, as the proportion of residents born abroad rose by 7.4 percentage points since 2016.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian (21.6%) and English (20.7%), followed by Indian (10.5%), Chinese (7.9%) and Irish (6.8%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Born overseas residents make up 42.6% of the population, which is far above the 28.7% seen in the ACT and the 27.7% national figure. This high proportion is reflected in the birthplaces of residents, with India (9.0%) and Nepal (4.6%) being the most common origins outside 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 Coombs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801101135/coombs/topic/ancestry-heritage