Koolywurtie · Suburb / Locality

Ancestry & Birthplace in Koolywurtie

Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.

Very few residents were born outside Australia in Koolywurtie, making it much less diverse than most similar areas. With only 3.0% of the population born overseas, the community is overwhelmingly Australian-born.

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📍 Koolywurtie, Suburb / Locality

Where Koolywurtie sits — People born overseas

3.0% —
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 1679 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 373 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 773 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 1030 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 1169 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 1160 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 1090 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 921 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 856 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 601 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 561 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 388 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 358 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 285 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 269 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 214 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 198 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 146 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 166 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 127 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 108 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 111 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 92 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 81 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 61 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 65 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 47 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 252 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Koolywurtie — lower than 86% of areas.

People born overseas compared with the state and national average
Koolywurtie3.0%
5575, SA 8.8%
South Australia 24.1%
Australia 27.7%

Ancestry

The ancestries people most identify with.

Nearly half of the people here identify as Australian (49.5%) or English (47.5%), followed by Irish ancestry at 14.9% and German at 5.9%.

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Koolywurtie splits fairly evenly between Australian (42%) and English (40%), with Irish at 13%.

Country of birth

Australia and the largest overseas communities.

The proportion of overseas-born residents is far below the national figure of 27.7% and the state's 24.1%. Most people were born in Australia (92.1%), while England is the most common overseas birthplace at 4.0%.

3.0% —

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 5.0%
  • 2021: 3.0%

Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).

Country of birth

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In Koolywurtie, Australia is the majority at 96%; England is next at 4%.

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 Koolywurtie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40710/koolywurtie/topic/ancestry-heritage