15.8% ▲ +3.8%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Cooloola Cove · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Cooloola Cove
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English and Australian ancestry are the most common roots in Cooloola Cove, where nearly 45% of residents claim English descent. The area has a strong connection to these backgrounds, while a smaller number of residents were born overseas compared to the rest of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most prominent, making up 44.7% and 37.3% of the population. Other common roots include Irish (12.1%), Scottish (10.9%), and German (7.9%) backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 15.8% of people were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the Australian figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (75.6%), followed by England (6.1%) and New Zealand (3.3%).
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 Cooloola Cove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30684/cooloola-cove/topic/ancestry-heritage