12.6% —
Lower than 83% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Rest of Tas. · Capital City
Ancestry & Birthplace in Rest of Tas.
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 12.6% of people in Rest of Tas. were born overseas, which is much lower than most similar areas. This reflects a population with very deep local roots, though the proportion of overseas-born residents has risen slightly since 2016.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are most common, making up 44.6% and 42.7% of the population. Irish and Scottish heritage are also significant, at 9.7% and 9.5% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Far fewer people were born overseas here than the national figure of 27.7%. While 81.1% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are England (3.6%) and New Zealand (1.1%).
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 Rest of Tas. [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/gccsa/6RTAS/rest-of-tas/topic/ancestry-heritage