27.6% ▲ +105.1%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 27.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Coles Bay · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Coles Bay
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A growing number of people born overseas have moved to Coles Bay since 2011. While English and Australian ancestries remain the most common, over a quarter of the population now comes from outside Australia, which is far above the Tasmanian average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are English at 36.5% and Australian at 24.1%. Other notable groups include Scottish, Irish, and German descendants.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 27.6% of residents were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas and far above the state figure of 15.4%. While 54% were born in Australia, a striking 10.1% were born in Nepal, making it a significant minority in the area.
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 Coles Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60121/coles-bay/topic/ancestry-heritage