15.2% ▲ +33.8%
Lower than 74% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Bass · Federal Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Bass
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Bass compared to the national figure, with only 15.2% born outside Australia. This reflects a population with deep roots in the region, though the number of overseas-born residents has risen by 3.8 percentage points since 2011.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 43.9% and 41.1% of the population respectively. Scottish and Irish roots are also significant, each accounting for 9.6%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is far below the Australian average, though it is about the same as the Tasmania figure. Most residents were born in Australia (79.3%), followed by England, Nepal and India.
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 Bass [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED601/bass/topic/ancestry-heritage