39.0% ▲ +15.6%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.7%
- 2016: 35.2%
- 2021: 39.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Coogee · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Coogee
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far higher share of people were born overseas in Coogee than in most similar areas. While the typical resident still identifies with English, Australian, or Irish roots, 39% of the population was born in another country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 36.2%, followed by Australian at 22.8% and Irish at 19.5%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
With 39% of people born overseas, Coogee is far above the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (56.4%), while England is the most common overseas birthplace at 9.9%.
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 Coogee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11015/coogee/topic/ancestry-heritage