11.1% ▼ -17.7%
Higher than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Collie · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Collie
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Strongly rooted traditions define the people of Collie, where the vast majority of residents trace their heritage back to the British Isles. English and Australian ancestries are most common, reflecting a population with deep ties to the region's history.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Nearly half of the population identifies as English, followed closely by Australian ancestry at 42.9%. Scottish and Irish heritage are also significant, making up 9.2% and 7.8% of the community respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 11.1% of people here were born overseas, a figure far below the Western Australian average of 32.2% and the national figure of 27.7%. This proportion has fallen by 2.4 points since 2011, with 81% of residents 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 Collie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL514001/collie/topic/ancestry-heritage