26.6% ▲ +1.6%
Higher than 56% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 26.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Coomera · State Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Coomera
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A blend of local and overseas roots shapes daily life in Coomera, where more than a quarter of the population was born in another country. The area is largely defined by its British and Australian heritage, though it is more internationally diverse than the Queensland average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 39.3% and 34.4% of the population. Other significant groups include Scottish (8.7%), Irish (8.4%), and German (4.8%) heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 26.6% of people in Coomera were born overseas, a figure that is well above the Queensland average and has barely changed since 2011. While 67.7% were born in Australia, New Zealand is the most common overseas birthplace at 9.6%.
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 Coomera [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30022/coomera/topic/ancestry-heritage