32.3% ▼ -0.2%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.4%
- 2016: 30.8%
- 2021: 32.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Coombabah · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Coombabah
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in Coombabah, where 43.3% of people claim these roots. This diverse community is marked by a very high proportion of residents born overseas, with nearly one third of the population arriving from other countries.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, making up 43.3% and 29.1% of the population. Irish and Scottish roots are also common, accounting for 11% and 10.7% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 32.3% of people here were born overseas, a figure that is well above the Queensland average of 22.7%. While 62.2% were born in Australia, New Zealand is the most common overseas birthplace at 9.1%.
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 Coombabah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30687/coombabah/topic/ancestry-heritage