15.4% ▼ -14.8%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Cooranbong · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Cooranbong
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Almost 46% of people in Cooranbong claim English ancestry, making it a place with very strong British roots. While the area has a higher share of overseas-born residents than most similar places, it remains far less diverse than the state or national average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up a combined 87.7% of the population. Scottish and Irish roots are also notable, accounting for 10.7% and 9.7% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 15.4% of people were born overseas, which is higher than in most similar areas, though this is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. Most residents were born in Australia (81.7%), followed by New Zealand at 3.7%.
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 Cooranbong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11052/cooranbong/topic/ancestry-heritage