17.9% ▼ -23.6%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Cowaramup · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Cowaramup
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A shrinking overseas-born population marks the recent shift in Cowaramup, where the share of people born abroad fell by 5.5 percentage points since 2011. While it remains much higher than most similar areas, the majority of residents are Australian-born or claim English and Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 45.4%, followed by Australian at 41.4%, with Irish and Scottish roots also featuring prominently.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 17.9% of people were born overseas, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (71.5%), followed by England (6.8%) and New Zealand (2.7%).
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 Cowaramup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL515007/cowaramup/topic/ancestry-heritage