18.2% ▲ +8.6%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Coolum Beach · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Coolum Beach
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Coolum Beach compared to the rest of the country, with only 18.2% arriving from abroad. While the area has a strong British and Irish heritage, its overall international birth rate sits well below both the state and national figures.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 46.6%, followed by Australian at 35.6% and Irish at 15.0%. German and Scottish roots are also present in smaller numbers.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is 18.2%, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the Queensland figure of 22.7% and the national rate of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (77.4%), with England and New Zealand as the next most common birthplaces.
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 Coolum Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30686/coolum-beach/topic/ancestry-heritage