17.7% ▲ +69.2%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 17.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Cowan · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Cowan
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Almost 82% of people in Cowan were born in Australia, making it a place with very strong local roots. While the number of overseas-born residents has risen to 17.7%, this remains far below the national figure.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the most common ancestries here, making up 45.4% and 41.9% of the population. Other frequent ancestries include Scottish, Irish, and German.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas rose 7.2 points since 2011 to reach 17.7%, which is much higher than most similar areas. However, this figure is still far below the New South Wales average of 29.3%.
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 Cowan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121025/cowan/topic/ancestry-heritage