14.1% ▲ +16.9%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Howard Springs · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Howard Springs
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English and Australian roots dominate the family histories of Howard Springs, where 83% of residents claim one of these two ancestries. While the area is more diverse than some, it remains far less international than the rest of the Territory and the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most people here trace their roots to the UK and Australia, with Australian ancestry at 43.7% and English at 38.9%. Other common heritages include Irish (9.8%) and Scottish (9.3%) backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 14.1% of people were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas but still well below the Northern Territory figure of 21.8%. This is also far below the Australian average of 27.7%, with 77.9% of the population born in Australia.
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 Springs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70129/howard-springs/topic/ancestry-heritage