10.2% ▲ +14.7%
Lower than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
7022, TAS · Postcode
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in postcode 7022 compared to the rest of the country. Only 10.2% of residents were born outside Australia, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes the area much more domestically born than most other Australian regions.
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 47.8%, followed by Australian at 41.8%. Irish and Scottish ancestry are also common, making up 14.1% and 12.8% of the population respectively.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Just 10.2% of residents were born overseas, a figure that is well below the Tasmanian average of 15.4%. While this is lower than most areas, the proportion of overseas-born people has risen slightly by 1.3 percentage points since 2011.
10.2% ▲ +14.7%
Lower than 67% of postcode areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in 7022, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7022/7022-tas/topic/ancestry-heritage