13.1% ▲ +51.0%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Koorainghat · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Koorainghat
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Almost half of the people in Koorainghat claim Australian ancestry, with 48.3% identifying this way. The area has a very strong connection to British roots, with a combined 66.5% of residents listing English or Irish heritage. This creates a cultural profile that is heavily tied to traditional colonial origins.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is nearly as common as Australian at 47.7%, followed by Irish at 18.8% and Scottish at 11.9%. German heritage is also present for 3.4% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 13.1% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the 29.3% seen in New South Wales and the 27.7% national figure. The vast majority of the population was born in Australia (81.8%), with England as the most common overseas birthplace at 7.4%.
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 Koorainghat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12200/koorainghat/topic/ancestry-heritage