15.8% ▲ +21.7%
Higher than 68% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Coffs Harbour · Urban Area
Ancestry & Birthplace in Coffs Harbour
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common roots for people in Coffs Harbour, with 41.7% and 37.6% respectively. While the area has a strong British and Irish heritage, the share of people born overseas has risen to 15.8%.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the dominant ancestries, followed by Irish at 12% and Scottish at 10.9%. German ancestry is also present for 4.2% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Overseas-born residents make up 15.8% of the population, which is higher than in most similar areas. This figure has risen by 2.8 percentage points since 2011, though it remains far below the New South Wales and national figures.
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 Coffs Harbour [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1011/coffs-harbour/topic/ancestry-heritage