18.1% ▲ +71.1%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Howden · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Howden
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 Howden, where 55% of residents claim this background. The area has a growing international feel, with nearly one in five people now born overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, followed by Irish at 13.7% and Scottish at 12.4%. Dutch heritage is also present for 5.4% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 18.1% of people were born overseas, a figure that is much higher than in most similar areas and rose 7.5 percentage points since 2011. While this is a little above the Tasmanian figure, it remains 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 Howden [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL621016/howden/topic/ancestry-heritage