12.1% ▲ +15.6%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Cobargo · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Cobargo
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 12.1% of people in Cobargo were born overseas, a figure far below the national average. This reflects a community where the vast majority of residents were born in Australia, with English and Australian heritage remaining the most common roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, making up 45.7% and 40.3% of the population respectively. Irish and Scottish roots are also common, accounting for 14.4% and 12.4% of residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 80.7% of people here were born in Australia, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. For those born overseas, England is the most common birthplace at 4.7%.
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 Cobargo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10950/cobargo/topic/ancestry-heritage