6.5% ▲ +67.5%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 6.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wowan · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wowan
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Wowan compared to most similar areas. Only 6.5% of the population was born outside Australia, which is a much lower figure than the national average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are English at 40.6% and Australian at 32.9%, followed by German and Scottish roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 73.5% of residents were born in Australia. This is far below the Queensland figure of 22.7% and the national rate of 27.7% for overseas births.
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 Wowan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33167/wowan/topic/ancestry-heritage