7.3% ▲ +1.6%
Lower than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Cootamundra · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Cootamundra
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A very strong sense of local roots defines Cootamundra, where the vast majority of residents were born in Australia. English and Australian ancestries are most common, with nearly 89% of the population claiming one of these two backgrounds.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent at 44.5%, followed closely by Australian at 43.9%. Irish and Scottish roots are also common, making up 13.8% and 9.5% of the community respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 7.3% of people were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. This low proportion of overseas-born residents has barely changed since 2011.
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 Cootamundra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL114005/cootamundra/topic/ancestry-heritage