12.6% ▼ -5.0%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Cooktown · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Cooktown
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Deeply rooted colonial heritages shape daily life in Cooktown, where about 74% of residents claim Australian, English, Irish, or Scottish ancestry. This creates a community with very strong ties to British and Australian origins, while having far fewer overseas-born residents than the rest of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common, making up 33.9% and 31.1% of the population. Irish and Scottish roots also feature strongly, accounting for 9.7% and 8.0% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 12.6% of people were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. While 70.9% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are 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 Cooktown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30675/cooktown/topic/ancestry-heritage