9.9% ▼ -28.7%
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Coleraine · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Coleraine
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Coleraine compared to the rest of the state or country. Just 9.9% of residents were born outside Australia, which is much lower than the Victorian figure of 30%. Most people here identify with British and Australian roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 44.1% and 41.5% of the population respectively, followed by Irish and Scottish roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents fell by 4.0 percentage points since 2011 to reach 9.9%. While 82.4% were born in Australia, the next most common birthplaces are England, New Zealand, and the Philippines.
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 Coleraine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221020/coleraine/topic/ancestry-heritage