14.2% ▲ +41.2%
Higher than 58% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Clarence · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Clarence
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Clarence sits around the middle of similar areas for its overseas-born population. While 14.2% of residents were born abroad, the area remains predominantly Australian-born. Most people here trace their roots back to the British Isles, with English and Australian ancestries being the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 45.9%, followed closely by Australian at 40.3%. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, making up 11.1% and 9.8% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas has risen by 4.2 percentage points since 2011 to reach 14.2%. This is a little below the Tasmania figure of 15.4% and far below the Australian 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 Clarence [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA61410/clarence/topic/ancestry-heritage