18.8% ▲ +1.3%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Mount Coolum · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Mount Coolum
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far more people were born overseas in Mount Coolum than in most similar areas. While 18.8% of the population grew up abroad, this figure is still well below the Queensland and national rates.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 46.4%, followed by Australian at 37.0%. Irish, Scottish, and German backgrounds also make up a significant part of the local mix.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 18.8% of residents were born overseas, which is much higher than in most similar areas. However, this is well below the national figure of 27.7%, with 76.5% of people born in Australia.
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 Mount Coolum [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31950/mount-coolum/topic/ancestry-heritage