18.2% ▼ -0.6%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Koongamia · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Koongamia
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A shift in where residents are born has seen the share of overseas-born people in Koongamia drop slightly since 2011. While most people here claim English or Australian ancestry, about 18.2% of the population was born in another country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 44.8%, followed by Australian at 36.6%. Scottish and Irish roots are also prominent, each making up around 10% of the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 18.2% of people were born overseas, which is higher than in most similar areas, though this is well below the 27.7% national figure. The most common birthplaces outside Australia are England and New Zealand.
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 Koongamia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50782/koongamia/topic/ancestry-heritage