7.3% ▼ -7.5%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Cobains · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Cobains
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Cobains than in the rest of the state, with only 7.3% born abroad. This is a very traditional profile where the vast majority of residents are Australian-born, and those with overseas roots are primarily from the British Isles.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 53.1%, followed by Australian at 42.4%. Scottish and Irish roots are also prominent, making up 12.2% and 11.4% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 7.3% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the Victorian figure of 30% and the national figure of 27.7%. For those not born in Australia, England is the most common birthplace at 2%.
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 Cobains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20586/cobains/topic/ancestry-heritage