17.8% ▲ +29.8%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Copacabana · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Copacabana
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower proportion of people were born overseas in Copacabana compared to the rest of the state. While 17.8% of residents were born abroad, this is well below the national figure of 27.7%. Most people here identify with English and Australian roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 44.1%, followed closely by Australian at 41.0%. Irish, Scottish, and Italian roots are also represented in the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Almost 80% of people were born in Australia. Of those born overseas, the most common birthplaces are England at 6.9% and New Zealand at 1.7%, though the overall overseas-born population is much lower than in most other areas.
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 Copacabana [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11056/copacabana/topic/ancestry-heritage