25.8% ▲ +25.7%
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 25.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
7007, TAS · Postcode
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A much higher proportion of people were born overseas in postcode 7007 than in most similar areas. While 70.7% of residents were born in Australia, the area has a diverse mix of ancestries and an increasing number of international arrivals.
The ancestries people most identify with.
English (41.4%) and Australian (33.5%) are the most common ancestries, followed by Scottish, Irish, and Chinese backgrounds.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 25.8% of residents were born overseas, a figure that rose 5.3 percentage points since 2011. This is far above the Tasmanian average of 15.4%, though it remains a little below the national figure of 27.7%.
25.8% ▲ +25.7%
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in 7007, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7007/7007-tas/topic/ancestry-heritage