9.0% ▼ -20.8%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Cossack · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Cossack
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Most residents in Cossack share a traditional colonial heritage, with a very small number of people born overseas. The community is predominantly Australian and English in origin, reflecting a stable population with very few recent arrivals from abroad.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are most common here, making up 33.2% and 29.9% of the population. Irish, Scottish, and German ancestries also feature in the community's background.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 9.0% of people were born overseas, which is far below the Northern Territory figure of 21.8% and the national figure of 27.7%. Most of the population was born in Australia, while a few others come from New Zealand and the Philippines.
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 Cossack [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70065/cossack/topic/ancestry-heritage