21.4% ▲ +22.4%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 21.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Howatharra · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Howatharra
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Few things have changed in Howatharra since 2011, as the community remains rooted in traditional backgrounds. Most people here trace their family lines back to Australia and England, which make up the vast majority of the area's heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestry are the most common, accounting for 42% and 41.1% of residents respectively. Other notable family origins include German, Irish and Scottish, each making up around 8% to 9% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 21.4% of people were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas. However, this is far below the 32.2% figure for Western Australia and well below the national average of 27.7%.
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 Howatharra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50658/howatharra/topic/ancestry-heritage