15.7% —
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Colinton · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Colinton
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Almost half of the people in Colinton claim Australian ancestry, making it the most common heritage in the area. The community is largely born in Australia, though a small number of residents have moved here from overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries, accounting for 48.7% and 27.0% of the population. Scottish, German, and Irish roots also feature in the local breakdown.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 15.7% of residents were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this is far below the figures for New South Wales (29.3%) and Australia (27.7%), with 73.0% of people born here.
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 Colinton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10968/colinton/topic/ancestry-heritage