10.3% ▲ +20.3%
Lower than 92% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Braddon · Federal Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Braddon
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Overseas births have risen to 10.3% in Braddon, though this is still far below the national figure. The area remains deeply rooted in its heritage, with nearly 89% of residents claiming Australian or English ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestry are almost equal here, at 44.8% and 44.2% respectively. Irish and Scottish roots are also common, each making up about 9% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 10.3% of people were born overseas, which is much lower than most areas and well below the Tasmanian figure of 15.4%. While this proportion rose 1.7 percentage points since 2011, the vast majority of residents (83.3%) were 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 Braddon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED602/braddon/topic/ancestry-heritage