11.5% ▲ +32.7%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Bowes · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Bowes
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A strong sense of local roots defines Bowes, where 80.8% of people were born in Australia. This far exceeds the national figures, creating a community with very few overseas-born residents compared to the rest of the state.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most residents claim Australian ancestry at 57.7%, followed by English at 34.6% and Scottish at 7.7%. Other common ancestral roots include German and Dutch, both at 6.7%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 11.5% of people were born overseas, which is far below the 32.2% seen across Western Australia. Aside from those born in Australia, the most common birthplaces are England and New Zealand, both at 4.8%.
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 Bowes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50165/bowes/topic/ancestry-heritage