17.9% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Howards Grass · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Howards Grass
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower share of people were born overseas in Howards Grass compared to the rest of the state. While 17.9% of residents were born abroad, this is well below the national figure of 27.7%. Most people here claim Australian or English ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, accounting for 38.5% and 43.6% of the population respectively. Other frequent roots include Scottish, Irish, and Italian backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is higher than in most similar areas, though it sits 11 points below the New South Wales average. Outside of Australia, India is the most common birthplace at 11.5%.
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 Howards Grass [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11953/howards-grass/topic/ancestry-heritage