18.3% ▲ +2.6%
Lower than 56% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Coolangatta · Sub-region (SA3)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Coolangatta
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Overseas births have barely changed since 2011 in Coolangatta, where 18.3% of people were born abroad. This is well below the national figure and the Queensland average, reflecting a population with very strong ties to Australia and the UK.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 44.5%, followed by Australian at 35.2%. Other common backgrounds include Irish (14.0%) and Scottish (12.3%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 18.3% of residents were born overseas, which is well below the 22.7% seen across Queensland and 27.7% for Australia. Most people here were born in Australia (76.4%), with New Zealand and England as the next most frequent 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 Coolangatta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/30902/coolangatta/topic/ancestry-heritage