28.6% ▲ +36.6%
Higher than 84% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 28.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Hobart · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Hobart
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly 29% of people in Hobart were born overseas, a figure that has climbed 7.7 percentage points since 2011. This mix of backgrounds makes the area far more international than the rest of Tasmania. While English and Australian ancestries are most common, there is a notable presence of Chinese and Irish heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 39.3%, followed by Australian at 30.9% and Irish at 11.9%. Other significant groups include Scottish at 11.1% and Chinese at 8.5%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 28.6% of residents were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas and far above the Tasmanian figure of 15.4%. This is about the same as the national average, with the largest overseas groups coming from China, England, India, and Nepal.
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 Hobart [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA62810/hobart/topic/ancestry-heritage