8.6% ▼ -12.4%
Lower than 91% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Cocos (Keeling) Islands · Sub-region (SA3)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Fewer people were born overseas in the Cocos (Keeling) Islands in 2021 compared to 2011. Only 8.6% of residents were born outside Australia, a figure that has fallen since the last census and is far below the national average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian ancestry is the most common at 24.8%, followed by English at 10.1%, Scottish at 3.9%, Chinese at 2.2%, and Irish at 2.0%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is far below both the national figure and other territories, falling 1.2 points since 2011 to reach 8.6%. Most residents were born in Australia (73.5%), with small numbers from England and New Zealand.
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 Cocos (Keeling) Islands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/90102/cocos-islands/topic/ancestry-heritage