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Dows Creek · Suburb / Locality

Ancestry & Birthplace in Dows Creek

Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.

Far fewer people were born overseas in Dows Creek than in most similar areas. This sparsely populated place is predominantly Australian-born, with a very low overseas own-birth rate of just 6.8%.

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Where Dows Creek sits — People born overseas

6.8% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Dows Creek — lower than 72% of areas.

Dows Creek6.8%
4754, QLD 5.5%
Queensland 22.7%
Australia 27.7%

Ancestry

The ancestries people most identify with.

English and Australian are the most common ancestries here, making up 48.6% and 43.8% of the population respectively. Scottish and Irish roots are also frequent, at 15.1% and 12.3%.

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Dows Creek splits fairly evenly between English (38%) and Australian (34%), with Scottish at 12%.

English 48.6% Australian 43.8% Scottish 15.1% Irish 12.3% German 7.5% Italian 2.1%

Country of birth

Australia and the largest overseas communities.

Only 6.8% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the Queensland figure of 22.7% and the national figure of 27.7%. Nearly 90% of the people living here were born in Australia.

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6.8% —

Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).

Country of birth

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In Dows Creek, Australia is the majority at 98%; England is next at 2%.

Australia 89.7% England 2.1%

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 Dows Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30874/dows-creek/topic/ancestry-heritage