15.8% ▲ +17.9%
Higher than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Cooloola Village · Urban Centre
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Much higher numbers of overseas-born residents live in Cooloola Village than in most similar areas. While English and Australian ancestries are the most common, the area has seen a steady increase in people moving here from abroad.
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 44.7%, followed by Australian at 37.3% and Irish at 12.1%.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 15.8% of people were born overseas, a figure that rose 2.4 points since 2011. This is much higher than most similar areas, though it remains far below the national figure of 27.7%.
15.8% ▲ +17.9%
Higher than 79% of urban centre areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Cooloola Village [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315025/cooloola-village/topic/ancestry-heritage