21.2% ▲ +23.3%
Higher than 75% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Kingborough · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Kingborough
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far more people were born overseas in Kingborough than in most similar areas, with 21.2% of the population arriving from abroad. This reflects a growing international presence in the region, as the overseas-born population has risen by 4 percentage points since 2011.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 44.4%, followed by Australian at 36.9%. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, accounting for 11.9% and 11.2% of residents respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While the proportion of overseas-born residents is well above the Tasmanian figure of 15.4%, it remains well below the national average of 27.7%. Most people were born in Australia (75.5%), with the largest overseas groups coming from England (5.4%) and China (2.8%).
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 Kingborough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA63610/kingborough/topic/ancestry-heritage