15.1% ▲ +44.9%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Yowah · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Yowah
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people were born overseas in Yowah than in most similar areas, though this remains a small part of the total population. While 15.1% of residents were born abroad, the town is still dominated by those with English and Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 44.4%, followed by Australian at 29.4% and Scottish at 19.0%. Other common roots include Irish at 13.5% and German at 6.3%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 15.1% of residents were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the national figure of 27.7%. Most people were born in Australia (75.4%), with the Philippines being the next most common birthplace at 2.4%.
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 Yowah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33224/yowah/topic/ancestry-heritage