14.7% ▲ +37.1%
Higher than 59% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Glamorgan-Spring Bay · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Glamorgan-Spring Bay
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Glamorgan-Spring Bay compared to the national average, with only 14.7% born abroad. While this is about the same as the Tasmanian figure, it sits 13 points below the Australian average. Most residents identify with English or Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the most common ancestries here, making up 47.1% and 37.9% of the population. Irish and Scottish roots also feature prominently at 11.2% and 10.2% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas has risen by 4.0 points since 2011 to reach 14.7%, which is higher than most similar areas. While 77.3% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are England, Nepal, 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 Glamorgan-Spring Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA62410/glamorgan-spring-bay/topic/ancestry-heritage