16.7% ▲ +200.6%
Higher than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Cooma · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Cooma
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A surge in overseas-born residents has reshaped Cooma, with the proportion of people born abroad climbing 11 points since 2011. While the area remains predominantly Australian and British in heritage, this shift brings a more diverse international mix to the community.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common, making up 39% and 35.1% of the population respectively, followed by Irish and Scottish roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
People born overseas now make up 16.7% of the population, which is much higher than most similar areas. Despite this growth, the figure is still far below the New South Wales rate of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%.
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 Cooma [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL114004/cooma/topic/ancestry-heritage