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Te Kowai · Suburb / Locality

Ancestry & Birthplace in Te Kowai

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

Far fewer people were born overseas in Te Kowai than in most similar areas. This small community is overwhelmingly Australian-born, with a strong heritage rooted in English and Australian ancestry.

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📍 Te Kowai, Suburb / Locality

Where Te Kowai sits — People born overseas

4.0% ▼ -21.8%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Te Kowai — lower than 82% of areas.

Te Kowai4.0%
4740, QLD 13.6%
Queensland 22.7%
Australia 27.7%

Ancestry

The ancestries people most identify with.

English ancestry is the most common at 42.3%, followed by Australian at 30.8% and Irish at 16.3%.

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In Te Kowai, the largest group is English at 35%, followed by Australian (25%) and Irish (13%).

English 42.3% Australian 30.8% Irish 16.3% Scottish 12.8% Italian 10.6% German 7.9% Indian 1.3%

Country of birth

Australia and the largest overseas communities.

Only 4% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the Queensland figure of 22.7% and the national rate of 27.7%. Most people here were born in Australia (86.3%), with New Zealand as the most common overseas birthplace at 3.1%.

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4.0% ▼ -21.8%

Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Country of birth

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In Te Kowai, Australia is the majority at 95%; New Zealand is next at 3%.

Australia 86.3% New Zealand 3.1% India 1.3%

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 Te Kowai [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32762/te-kowai/topic/ancestry-heritage