22.3% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 22.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Cooroy Mountain · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Cooroy Mountain
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people were born overseas in Cooroy Mountain by the 2021 census than in previous years. The area has a strong British heritage, with over half of the population claiming English ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 53.4%, followed by Australian at 30.4% and Irish at 14.9%. Other significant groups include Scottish and German ancestry.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 22.3% of residents were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas. This figure is about the same as the Queensland average, though it is well below the national figure.
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 Cooroy Mountain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30706/cooroy-mountain/topic/ancestry-heritage