26.3% ▲ +17.9%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 26.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Collaroy · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Collaroy
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A lower proportion of people were born overseas in Collaroy compared to the rest of the state and country. While 26.3% of residents were born abroad, this figure is well below the New South Wales average. Most people here identify with British and Irish roots, with English and Australian being the most common ancestries.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 41.8%, followed by Australian at 32.0%. Irish and Scottish backgrounds are also prominent, making up 14.3% and 11.0% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Overseas births are much more common here than in most similar areas, though at 26.3% this is still a little below the national figure. Most residents were born in Australia (70.0%), while England is the most common overseas birthplace at 6.4%.
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 Collaroy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10970/collaroy/topic/ancestry-heritage