13.7% ▼ -5.8%
Higher than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Howard · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Howard
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A slight dip in the share of overseas-born residents marks the recent trend in Howard. While 13.7% of people were born outside Australia, the area remains heavily shaped by British and Irish roots. This reflects a community with a much stronger connection to traditional Australian and European lineages than the national average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common here, making up 46.3% and 43.4% of the population respectively. Scottish and Irish roots also feature strongly at 12.7% and 12.2%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas fell slightly from 14.6% in 2011 to 13.7% in 2021. While this is higher than in most similar areas, it is far below the national figure 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 Howard [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315043/howard/topic/ancestry-heritage