12.2% —
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Koorooman · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Koorooman
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
British and Irish roots are the strongest influence on the heritage of Koorooman. Most people here identify with these traditional ties, with over half the population claiming English or Australian ancestry. This creates a community where local identities are deeply linked to these long-standing cultural origins.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, each claimed by about a third of residents. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent at 19.1% each, while 7.8% of people identify as Dutch.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 12.2% of people in Koorooman were born overseas, which is far below the 30.0% seen across Victoria. Most residents were born in Australia (77.4%), with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 3.5%.
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 Koorooman [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21392/koorooman/topic/ancestry-heritage