13.8% ▲ +8.0%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Howard · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Howard
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in Howard, where 44.8% of people claim this background. This is a predominantly Australian-born community, though it has a higher proportion of overseas-born residents than most similar areas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Along with 44.8% of English descent, many residents identify as Australian (42.3%). Other common ancestries include Irish and Scottish, both at 12.1%, and German at 7.1%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Most people here were born in Australia (81.4%), and the 13.8% born overseas is well below the Queensland figure of 22.7%. For those born outside Australia, England (4.9%) and New Zealand (2.9%) are the most common birthplaces.
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 Howard [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31365/howard/topic/ancestry-heritage