7.7% ▲ +2.4%
Lower than 78% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Derwent Valley · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Derwent Valley
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower share of residents were born overseas in Derwent Valley compared to the rest of the country. Only 7.7% of the population was born outside Australia, which is much lower than most other areas and well below the Tasmanian average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, accounting for 46.8% and 45.0% of residents respectively. Other notable roots include Irish at 9.5% and Scottish at 7.2%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas has barely changed since 2011, sitting at 7.7%, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. Most people here were born in Australia (85.3%), with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 3.1%.
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 Derwent Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA61510/derwent-valley/topic/ancestry-heritage