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Cow Flat · Suburb / Locality

Ancestry & Birthplace in Cow Flat

Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.

The makeup of Cow Flat has remained steady over the last decade, with a small number of residents born overseas. Most people here trace their roots to the British Isles, with English and Australian ancestries being the most common.

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📍 Cow Flat, Suburb / Locality

Where Cow Flat sits — People born overseas

10.3% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Cow Flat — lower than 55% of areas.

Cow Flat10.3%
2795, NSW 9.9%
New South Wales 29.3%
Australia 27.7%

Ancestry

The ancestries people most identify with.

English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, making up 46.6% and 39.7% of the population respectively, followed by Scottish, German and Irish roots.

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In Cow Flat, the largest group is English at 40%, followed by Australian (34%) and Scottish (12%).

English 46.6% Australian 39.7% Scottish 13.8% German 10.3% Irish 6.9%

Country of birth

Australia and the largest overseas communities.

Only 10.3% of people were born overseas, which is far below the 27.7% national figure. This is around the middle for similar areas, with 79.3% of residents born in Australia.

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10.3% —

Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).

Country of birth

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In Cow Flat, Australia is the majority at 100%.

Australia 79.3%

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 Cow Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11095/cow-flat/topic/ancestry-heritage