8.7% ▼ -5.4%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Howlong · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Howlong
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far smaller proportion of people were born overseas in Howlong than in the rest of New South Wales. Only 8.7% of the population was born outside Australia, which is far below the state figure of 29.3%. This makes the area much more homogenous in its origins than the national average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common here at 46.9%, followed by Australian at 40.7%. Irish, Scottish, and German roots also make up a significant part of the local family history.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The vast majority of residents were born in Australia, accounting for 85.1% of the population. Among those born overseas, England is the most common birthplace at 3.4%, with New Zealand and the Philippines also represented.
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 Howlong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11957/howlong/topic/ancestry-heritage