6.9% ▲ +23.5%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 6.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Cowra · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Cowra
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Very few people have moved from overseas to Cowra in recent years, leaving the town with a very high proportion of Australian-born residents. About 85.7% of the population was born here, making it a community with deep local roots and a strong traditional heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most residents claim Australian (43.5%) or English (41.6%) ancestry. Other common backgrounds include Irish at 11.7% and Scottish at 9.8%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 6.9% of people were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national average of 27.7%. This is lower than most similar areas, with the most common overseas birthplaces being England, New Zealand, India, and the Philippines.
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 Cowra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11099/cowra/topic/ancestry-heritage