6.9% ▲ +28.8%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 6.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Cootamundra · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Cootamundra
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Cootamundra than in most similar areas. The vast majority of the community was born in Australia, with a strong heritage tied to English and Australian roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestry are the most common, making up 44.5% and 43.7% of the population respectively. Other notable groups include Irish at 14.0% and Scottish at 9.8%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 6.9% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. Australia is the birthplace for 85.8% of people, followed by England at 2.1% and New Zealand at 0.9%.
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 Cootamundra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11053/cootamundra/topic/ancestry-heritage