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Coolup · Suburb / Locality

Ancestry & Birthplace in Coolup

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

Traditional roots run deep in Coolup, where nearly half of the residents claim Australian ancestry. This heritage is mirrored in the birthplace data, as the vast majority of people here were born in Australia.

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Where Coolup sits — People born overseas

9.3% ▼ -30.0%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Coolup — lower than 60% of areas.

Coolup9.3%
6214, WA 10.8%
Western Australia 32.2%
Australia 27.7%

Ancestry

The ancestries people most identify with.

English ancestry is very common at 46.9%, while Scottish (9.8%) and Irish (9.3%) roots are also frequent. Australian ancestry is the most common at 48.1%.

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Coolup splits fairly evenly between Australian (39%) and English (38%), with Scottish at 8%.

Australian 48.1% English 46.9% Scottish 9.8% Irish 9.3% Italian 5.0% Dutch 3.1% German 1.9%

Country of birth

Australia and the largest overseas communities.

Only 9.3% of people were born overseas, a figure far below the Western Australian (32.2%) and national (27.7%) rates. Most residents were born in Australia (83.3%), followed by England at 7.9%.

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9.3% ▼ -30.0%

Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Country of birth

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In Coolup, Australia is the majority at 90%; England is next at 9%.

Australia 83.3% England 7.9% New Zealand 1.0%

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Coolup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50330/coolup/topic/ancestry-heritage