17.8% ▲ +27.2%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Cowaramup · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Cowaramup
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Cowaramup than in the rest of Western Australia, where 17.8% of residents arrived from abroad. This is well below the national figure of 27.7%, highlighting a population that is predominantly Australian-born.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common here, accounting for 45.4% and 41.4% of residents respectively. Irish, Scottish and German roots also feature in the community's heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 17.8% of people were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas, this is far below the 32.2% seen across Western Australia. Most residents were born in Australia (71.3%), followed by England at 6.8% and New Zealand at 2.6%.
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 Cowaramup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50347/cowaramup/topic/ancestry-heritage