15.4% ▲ +4.9%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.7%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Coolgardie · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Coolgardie
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common roots for the 15.4% of people born overseas in Coolgardie. While this is higher than most similar areas, it is far below the national figures. Most residents claim roots in the UK or Australia, reflecting a traditional colonial heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 33.0%, followed closely by Australian ancestry at 31.7%. Other notable groups include Irish (7.2%), Scottish (6.7%), and German (4.0%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 15.4% of residents were born overseas, which is higher than in most similar areas but far below the Western Australian rate of 32.2%. Most people here were born in Australia (62.5%), followed by New Zealand at 5.6%.
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 Coolgardie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50327/coolgardie/topic/ancestry-heritage