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Colac Colac · Suburb / Locality

Ancestry & Birthplace in Colac Colac

Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.

Australian ancestry is the most common background in Colac Colac, making up 44.3% of the population. The community is overwhelmingly born in Australia, with almost no residents having moved here from overseas.

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Where Colac Colac sits — People born overseas

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All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Colac Colac — lower than 99% of areas.

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3707 crosses VIC/NSW 8.5%
Victoria 30.0%
Australia 27.7%

Ancestry

The ancestries people most identify with.

English ancestry is also very common at 39.3%, followed by German (16.4%), Scottish (11.5%) and Dutch (9.8%) backgrounds.

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Colac Colac splits fairly evenly between Australian (33%) and English (29%), with German at 12%.

Australian 44.3% English 39.3% German 16.4% Scottish 11.5% Dutch 9.8% Irish 8.2% Greek 6.6%

Country of birth

Australia and the largest overseas communities.

Almost no one in the area was born overseas, which is far below the 30% figure for Victoria and the 27.7% national average. About 90.2% of the population were born in Australia.

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Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).

Country of birth

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In Colac Colac, Australia is the majority at 100%.

Australia 90.2%

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 Colac Colac [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20608/colac-colac/topic/ancestry-heritage