19.8% ▲ +75.3%
Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Cowes · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Cowes
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
An increasing number of people from overseas have moved to Cowes, with 19.8% of residents now born outside Australia. This growth reflects a shift in the local mix, as the overseas-born population has risen by 8.5 percentage points since 2011.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
British roots are very strong here, with 43.5% of people claiming English ancestry and another 23.8% tracing their family back to Ireland or Scotland.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While the share of people born overseas is among the highest for similar areas, it remains far below the Victorian figure of 30%. Most residents were born in Australia (73.2%), followed by England at 6.5%.
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 Cowes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL214006/cowes/topic/ancestry-heritage