39.1% ▲ +15.3%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.9%
- 2016: 37.0%
- 2021: 39.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Bowen Hills · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Bowen Hills
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly 40% of people in Bowen Hills were born overseas, a figure far above the national average. This makes the area one of the most internationally diverse places in its category, with a population drawn from many different global backgrounds.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the most common ancestries here, making up 29.0% and 21.7% of the population. Other significant groups include those with Irish, Scottish, and Chinese heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
At 39.1%, the proportion of overseas-born residents is far above the 22.7% seen in Queensland and the 27.7% national figure. While 52.3% were born in Australia, others most commonly arrived from New Zealand, England, India and China.
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 Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30343/bowen-hills/topic/ancestry-heritage