17.0% ▼ -1.9%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Lowden · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Lowden
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly half of residents in Lowden claim English ancestry, making it the most common heritage in the area. While the community has strong ties to the British Isles, it is far less diverse in birthplace than the rest of the state.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent at 45.5%, followed by Australian at 35.2%. Irish and Scottish roots are also common, accounting for 14.5% and 10.9% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 17% of people were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this is far below the 32.2% seen in Western Australia and the 27.7% national figure.
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 Lowden [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50862/lowden/topic/ancestry-heritage