14.8% ▼ -11.5%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Towen Mountain · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Towen Mountain
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A steady mix of traditional roots describes Towen Mountain, where English and Australian ancestries remain the most common. While overseas births are more frequent here than in many similar areas, the overall proportion of people born outside Australia stays well below the national figure.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 50.7%, followed by Australian at 38.8%. Scottish and Irish roots are also notable, making up 15.5% and 13.2% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 14.8% of people were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the 27.7% national figure. Most residents were born in Australia (78.3%), with England (7.2%) and New Zealand (2.6%) as the next most common birthplaces.
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 Towen Mountain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32863/towen-mountain/topic/ancestry-heritage