15.1% ▲ +8.1%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Cooya Beach · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Cooya Beach
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English and Australian roots define the heritage of Cooya Beach, where the typical resident shares a similar background to many across the country. While most people here were born in Australia, the area sees a slightly higher proportion of overseas-born residents than most similar small localities.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 34.4%, followed closely by Australian at 32.7%. Other significant roots include Irish (11.7%), Scottish (9.6%) and German (7.6%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 15.1% of people were born overseas, which is higher than in most similar areas but far below the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (73%), with the next most common birthplaces being England (4.0%) 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 Cooya Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30712/cooya-beach/topic/ancestry-heritage