6.7% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 6.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Cobaw · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Cobaw
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Cobaw than in most similar areas. This is a community with deep roots in Australia and the UK, with very few residents arriving from other countries.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most residents claim Australian (42.3%) or English (39.4%) ancestry. Irish (21.2%) and Scottish (14.4%) roots are also common, while Italian ancestry is held by 5.8% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 6.7% of people were born overseas, which is far below the 30% figure for Victoria and the 27.7% national average. The vast majority of the population was born in Australia, accounting for 81.7% of residents.
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 Cobaw [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20587/cobaw/topic/ancestry-heritage