15.4% ▲ +9.1%
Higher than 62% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
West Tamar · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in West Tamar
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in West Tamar, where 45% of people claim this background. The area has a strong British and Irish influence, though the share of people born overseas has grown slightly over the last decade.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Almost half of residents claim English ancestry, while 41.8% identify as Australian. Scottish and Irish backgrounds are also common, making up 10.2% and 9.9% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 15.4% of people were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas and rose 1.3 points since 2011. While this matches the Tasmanian figure, it is far below the national average of 27.7%.
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 West Tamar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA65810/west-tamar/topic/ancestry-heritage