8.8% ▼ -5.1%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Cudgen · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Cudgen
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A strong sense of traditional roots defines daily life in Cudgen, where the vast majority of residents were born in Australia. Very few people here were born overseas, meaning the area has a much lower proportion of international backgrounds than most of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up over 42% each. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, representing 15.8% and 11.8% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 8.8% 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 people were born in Australia (85.9%), followed by small numbers from New Zealand and England.
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 Cudgen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11144/cudgen/topic/ancestry-heritage