Kowanyama, QLD
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Kowanyama is more socio-economically advantaged than about 1% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 686, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Kowanyama at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 1,079
- Median age
- 29
- Median weekly household income
- $1,132
- SEIFA score
- 686
- Coordinates
- -15.2774, 141.8173
Kowanyama demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Kowanyama using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is young adults (25–44) at 27%, 84% of homes are rented, and 1% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 280 | 26% |
| Youth (15–24) | 187 | 17% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 287 | 27% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 254 | 24% |
| Seniors (65+) | 61 | 6% |
Share of the 1,069 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 13 | 5% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 0 | 0% |
| Rented | 211 | 84% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 190 | 76% |
| Townhouses & semis | 51 | 20% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 249 occupied private dwellings in Kowanyama.
- Median weekly rent
- $115
- Average household size
- 3.7 people
- Median weekly family income
- $858
- Median weekly personal income
- $341
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 13 (1%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 41 (4%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 937 (87%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 138 (18%)
- Labour-force participation
- 39%
- Unemployment rate
- 41%
- Employed full-time
- 106
- Employed part-time
- 54
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Common questions about Kowanyama
Where is Kowanyama?
Kowanyama is a suburb of Queensland, Australia.
What is the population of Kowanyama?
At the 2021 Census, Kowanyama had a population of about 1,079.
Is Kowanyama an advantaged area?
Kowanyama has an ABS SEIFA score of 686, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 1 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 1% of Australian suburbs.
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