13.1% ▲ +11.1%
Lower than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
7055, TAS · Postcode
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Strongly traditional roots define the heritage of postcode 7055, where 86.9% of residents claim English or Australian ancestry. This creates a community with a very deep connection to British and local colonial history.
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, each held by over 43% of people, followed by Irish at 15% and Scottish at 10%.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is 13.1%, which is far below the national figure and a little below the state average. This figure rose 1.3 percentage points since 2011, with most residents born in Australia (83.9%) or England (2.6%).
13.1% ▲ +11.1%
Lower than 53% of postcode areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in 7055, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7055/7055-tas/topic/ancestry-heritage