14.8% ▲ +11.5%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Coledale · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Coledale
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far more people in Coledale were born overseas than in most similar areas, though the community remains overwhelmingly of British and Irish descent. While 14.8% of residents were born outside Australia, those with English and Australian ancestries make up the vast majority of the local population.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 40.2%, followed by Australian at 37.8%. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, accounting for 16.9% and 15.2% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The 14.8% of people born overseas is higher than in most similar areas, yet this is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (81.4%), with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 4.0%.
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 Coledale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10966/coledale/topic/ancestry-heritage