8.2% —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Coolbie · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Coolbie
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Almost half of residents in Coolbie claim Australian ancestry, making it the most common heritage in the area. The community is largely born in Australia, with a small minority of people arriving from overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian ancestry is the most frequent at 44.5%, followed by English at 31.8% and Scottish at 14.5%. Other common heritages include Italian and Irish backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 8.2% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the Queensland figure of 22.7% and the national rate of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (77.3%), while England is the most common overseas birthplace at 5.5%.
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 Coolbie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30681/coolbie/topic/ancestry-heritage