29.7% ▼ -11.9%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.7%
- 2016: 32.5%
- 2021: 29.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Coburg · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Coburg
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Much higher proportions of overseas-born residents live in Coburg than in most similar areas. While about 30% of the population was born outside Australia, this mix is reflected in a diverse heritage where Italian and Irish ancestries are particularly strong alongside English and Australian roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 25.3%, followed by Australian at 22.6% and Italian at 16.5%. Irish and Scottish heritage are also prominent, making up 12.4% and 9.2% of the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 29.7% of people here were born overseas, which is a little above the national figure of 27.7% and roughly the same as the Victorian average. Italy is the most common birthplace outside Australia, accounting for 4.4% of residents.
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 Coburg [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20596/coburg/topic/ancestry-heritage