13.0% ▼ -14.3%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Coolangatta · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Coolangatta
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common background in Coolangatta, where nearly half the people claim this heritage. The area has a very strong connection to its colonial roots, with a small percentage of residents born outside Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most prominent, making up 48.8% and 42.3% of the population respectively. Scottish and Irish backgrounds are also common, while German ancestry accounts for 5.2%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 13% of people were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national average of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia, with England being the most frequent overseas birthplace at 5.9%.
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 Coolangatta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11026/coolangatta/topic/ancestry-heritage