24.6% ▲ +6.0%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 24.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Cottesloe · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Cottesloe
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly half of the people in Cottesloe claim English ancestry, the most common background in the area. This makes the suburb's heritage strongly British and Irish, with a small but notable Italian presence. While many residents were born overseas, this proportion is notably lower than the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is most common at 48.3%, followed by Australian at 32.9%. Scottish and Irish backgrounds each account for 14.1%, while 5.2% of residents have Italian ancestry.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 24.6% of residents were born overseas, which is much higher than in most similar areas. However, this is well below the 32.2% seen across Western Australia and the national figure of 27.7%. Most people were born in Australia (70.9%), with England (8.2%) as the most common overseas birthplace.
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 Cottesloe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50343/cottesloe/topic/ancestry-heritage