4.0% ▼ -1.9%
Lower than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 4.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Coonamble · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Coonamble
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Just 4% of people in Coonamble were born overseas, which is far below the national figure. This makes the area one of the least diverse in terms of birthplace across similar regions. Most residents have deep roots in Australia, England, and Ireland.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common, making up 40.9% and 28% of the population. Irish and Scottish roots also feature prominently at 6.8% and 5.7%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents has barely changed since 2011, remaining at 4%. This is far below the 29.3% seen in New South Wales, with 80.5% of the local population born in Australia.
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 Coonamble [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115044/coonamble/topic/ancestry-heritage