23.1% ▲ +6.7%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Tewantin · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Tewantin
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly a quarter of people in Tewantin were born overseas, a figure that sits well below the national average. The town is shaped by strong British and Irish roots, with English and Australian ancestries making up the vast majority of the population.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 45.9%, followed by Australian at 33.7% and Irish at 12.5%. Other notable roots include Scottish at 11.9% and German at 6.2%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 23.1% of residents were born overseas—which is much higher than most similar areas—this is about the same as the Queensland figure. Most people were born in Australia (71.2%), with England (7.9%) and New Zealand (4.2%) 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 Tewantin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32774/tewantin/topic/ancestry-heritage