15.3% ▼ -18.1%
Higher than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Cockatoo Valley · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Cockatoo Valley
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Strong ties to British and European roots shape the identity of Cockatoo Valley, where English and Australian ancestries are the most common. The area has a very high proportion of people with these roots compared to similar regions, though it has fewer overseas-born residents than the state average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is most common at 44.2%, followed closely by Australian at 41.4%, while German, Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 15.3% of people were born overseas, a figure that fell from 18.6% in 2011. This is much higher than in most similar areas, but far below 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 Cockatoo Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL421006/cockatoo-valley/topic/ancestry-heritage