13.5% ▲ +94.5%
Higher than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Coonalpyn · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Coonalpyn
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A rise in overseas births is the main story for Coonalpyn, where 13.5% of people were born abroad. While this is higher than in many similar areas, it remains far below the national figure. Most residents trace their roots back to English and Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 44.6% and 38.9% of the population respectively. Other notable groups include German, Irish and Scottish roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas rose 6.5 percentage points since 2011 to reach 13.5%. This is far below the South Australian figure of 24.1%, with 78.2% of the 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 Coonalpyn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422018/coonalpyn/topic/ancestry-heritage