11.0% ▼ -24.2%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Collie · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Collie
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 11% of people in Collie were born overseas, which is far below the national figure. This makes it a community with very strong ties to Australia, where the vast majority of residents were born within the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 44.7% and 43% of the population respectively. Scottish, Irish, and Italian roots are also seen in smaller numbers.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
With 81% of residents born in Australia, the proportion of overseas-born people is far below the Western Australian figure of 32.2%. For those born abroad, England is the most frequent birthplace at 3.9%.
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 Collie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50310/collie/topic/ancestry-heritage