8.2% ▲ +34.1%
Lower than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Howlong · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Howlong
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A small rise in overseas births has shifted the profile of Howlong slightly since 2011. Most residents here were born in Australia, with the vast majority of people claiming English or Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 47.3%, followed by Australian at 40.5% and Irish at 13.3%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Overseas births rose 2.1 points since 2011 to reach 8.2%, but this remains far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national rate 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 Howlong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115083/howlong/topic/ancestry-heritage