16.7% ▲ +15.8%
Higher than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Cobram · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Cobram
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than 76% of people in Cobram were born in Australia. While a growing number of residents were born overseas, this figure remains far below the state and national levels.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the most common ancestries here, with 38.8% and 33.9% respectively. Italian, Irish, and Scottish roots are also common, each accounting for around 10% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas rose 2.3 points since 2011 to reach 16.7%. This is much higher than in most similar areas, although it is still far below the national 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 Cobram [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL214004/cobram/topic/ancestry-heritage