16.4% ▲ +1.7%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Kawungan · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Kawungan
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Recent census data shows that ancestry and birthplace patterns in Kawungan have remained largely steady over the last decade. English and Australian ancestries dominate the local profile, with 45.9% and 37.5% of residents claiming these roots respectively.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry here at 45.9%, followed by Australian at 37.5%. Scottish, Irish, and German roots are also common, representing 11.4%, 10.0% and 7.3% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 16.4% of residents were born overseas—which is higher than in most similar areas—this is well below the Queensland figure of 22.7% and far below the national average of 27.7%. Most people were born in Australia (78.4%), with England and New Zealand being the next most common birthplaces.
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 Kawungan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31495/kawungan/topic/ancestry-heritage