11.2% ▲ +32.2%
Lower than 56% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Devonport · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Devonport
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people have moved to Devonport from overseas in recent years, with the share of overseas-born residents rising to 11.2% since 2011. Most people here trace their roots back to the UK or Australia, though the community is becoming slightly more diverse over time.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, each accounting for about 44% of residents, followed by Scottish and Irish roots at 9.1% each.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is far below the national figure of 27.7% and well below Tasmania's 15.4%. While 83.6% were born in Australia, the remaining residents come mostly from England, India and New Zealand.
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 Devonport [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA61610/devonport/topic/ancestry-heritage