14.5% ▲ +14.1%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Bowen · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Bowen
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people were born overseas in Bowen than in most similar areas, though the town remains overwhelmingly Australian-born. While 14.5% of residents arrived from another country, this figure is far below the national average. The community's roots are primarily British and Irish.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries, accounting for 37.9% and 35.1% of the population. Irish and Scottish roots are also significant, each making up 9.7% of the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
People born overseas make up 14.5% of the population, which is higher than in most similar areas but well below the Queensland and national figures. Three quarters of residents were born in Australia, followed by smaller groups from New Zealand, England, the Philippines and Vietnam.
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 Bowen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30342/bowen/topic/ancestry-heritage