14.5% ▼ -40.9%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Cow Bay · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Cow Bay
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in Cow Bay, where 37.7% of residents claim these roots. The area is predominantly Australian-born and has a strong British and European heritage, with 29.5% of people identifying as Australian and 10.5% as Scottish.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries lead the group, followed by Scottish (10.5%), German (7.7%), and Irish (6.4%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 14.5% of people were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (65.0%), followed by England (5.0%) and New Zealand (3.2%).
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 Cow Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30735/cow-bay/topic/ancestry-heritage