4.7% ▲ +16.7%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 4.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Coolamon · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Coolamon
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Just 4.7% of people in Coolamon were born overseas, which is far below the national figure. This makes the town much less diverse than most other Australian areas. Most residents have deep roots in Australia, the UK, or Ireland.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian at 46.3% and English at 42.9%. Irish, Scottish, and German roots also make up a significant part of the local heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Almost 90% of the population was born in Australia. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%, with very few residents arriving from countries like England or New Zealand.
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 Coolamon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11025/coolamon/topic/ancestry-heritage