20.0% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Courtenay · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Courtenay
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than one in five people in Courtenay were born overseas, reflecting a diverse mix of backgrounds in this rural area. While English and Australian ancestries are the most common, the local profile remains far below the national and state figures for overseas births.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent at 47.3%, followed by Australian at 36.4%. Irish, Scottish, and German roots each make up 5.5% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 20.0% of residents were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas. However, this is well below the Australian figure of 27.7% and far below Western Australia's 32.2%.
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 Courtenay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50344/courtenay/topic/ancestry-heritage