6.0% ▲ +3.9%
Lower than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 6.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble · Sub-region (SA3)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower share of people were born overseas in Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble compared to the rest of the state. Only 6.0% of the population was born outside Australia, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. Most residents have deep roots in the region, with Australian and English being the most common ancestries.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian ancestry is the most common at 36.9%, followed by English at 30.2%. Other notable ancestries include Irish at 9.4% and Scottish at 7.3%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Just 6.0% of people here were born overseas, a figure that is far below the national average of 27.7% and has barely changed since 2011. The vast majority of the population was born in Australia (76.5%), with small numbers from New Zealand, England, India and the Philippines.
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 Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/10501/bourke-cobar-coonamble/topic/ancestry-heritage