17.8% ▼ -5.6%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Cootharaba · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Cootharaba
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
British roots define the heritage of Cootharaba, where English and Australian ancestries are the most common. Most residents were born in Australia, though the area has a higher proportion of overseas-born people than most similar places.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 41.9%, followed by Australian (35.1%), Scottish (14.5%), and Irish (14.4%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 17.8% of people were born overseas—which is higher than most similar areas—this figure is still well below the Queensland rate of 22.7% and the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (70.3%), with England (5.3%) and New Zealand (3.6%) 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 Cootharaba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30710/cootharaba/topic/ancestry-heritage