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Kowanyama · Urban Centre

Ancestry & Birthplace in Kowanyama

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

A sharp drop in the number of overseas-born residents has occurred in Kowanyama since 2011. Only 1.2% of people were born outside Australia in 2021, making this one of the lowest figures for any similar area.

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📍 Kowanyama, Urban Centre

Where Kowanyama sits — People born overseas

1.2% ▼ -93.1%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Kowanyama — lower than 99% of areas.

Kowanyama1.2%
4892, QLD 3.3%
Queensland 22.7%
Australia 27.7%

Ancestry

The ancestries people most identify with.

The most common ancestries reported are English at 3% and Australian at 2.2%, followed by small numbers of Irish, Scottish and German backgrounds.

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In Kowanyama, the largest group is English at 42%, followed by Australian (31%) and Irish (9%).

English 3.0% Australian 2.2% Irish 0.6% Scottish 0.6% German 0.4% Dutch 0.3%

Country of birth

Australia and the largest overseas communities.

With 89.9% of the population born in Australia, the overseas-born rate of 1.2% is far below the national figure of 27.7% and has fallen 16 percentage points since 2011.

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1.2% ▼ -93.1%

Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.

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

Country of birth

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In Kowanyama, Australia is the majority at 99%; New Zealand is next at 1%.

Australia 89.9% New Zealand 0.6% South Africa 0.5%

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 Kowanyama [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321062/kowanyama/topic/ancestry-heritage