20.4% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 20.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Cowalla · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Cowalla
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people were born overseas in Cowalla than in most similar areas, though it still sits well below the national figure. While English and Australian ancestries are most common, over a fifth of the community identifies with Italian roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, making up 42.6% and 37.0% of the population. Italian ancestry is also prominent at 20.4%, while Scottish ancestry accounts for 9.3%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 20.4% of people here were born overseas, which is much higher than in most similar areas. However, this is far below Western Australia's 32.2% and well below the Australian figure of 27.7%.
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 Cowalla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50346/cowalla/topic/ancestry-heritage