11.4% ▲ +4.5%
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Lowood · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Lowood
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Lowood than in most similar areas. This small shift in diversity is mirrored in the ancestry data, where the vast majority of residents identify as Australian or English.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are most common here, making up 42.3% and 41.9% of the population respectively. German, Scottish, and Irish roots are also prominent, each accounting for around 10% or more of the residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 11.4% of people in Lowood were born overseas, which is far below the figures for Queensland (22.7%) and Australia (27.7%). This proportion has barely changed since 2011, with the most common birthplaces outside Australia being England and New Zealand.
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 Lowood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/310021281/lowood/topic/ancestry-heritage