11.7% ▲ +11.1%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Coffin Bay · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Coffin Bay
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Coffin Bay than in the rest of the state or country. This is a predominantly Australian-born community, where the vast majority of residents trace their roots back to the British Isles.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 46.8% and 43.8% of the population respectively. Scottish, Irish, and German roots are also frequently reported.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 11.7% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the state figure of 24.1% and the national figure of 27.7%. Most people here were born in Australia (80.7%), followed by England (4.7%).
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 Coffin Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40278/coffin-bay/topic/ancestry-heritage