24.6% ▲ +5.7%
Higher than 79% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 24.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Cottesloe · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Cottesloe
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly half of the people in Cottesloe claim English ancestry, making it a standout feature of this coastal area. While many residents have roots in the UK and Ireland, about a quarter of the population was born in another country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is most common at 48.7%, followed by Australian at 33.0%, Scottish at 14.0%, and Irish at 13.9%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 24.6% of people were born overseas, a figure that rose 1.3 percentage points since 2011. While this is much higher than most similar areas, it is well below the Western Australian figure of 32.2% and 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 Cottesloe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA52170/cottesloe/topic/ancestry-heritage