16.8% ▲ +49.0%
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
7117, TAS · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 7117, TAS
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A growing number of overseas-born residents has shaped the profile of postcode 7117, with the proportion of people born abroad rising by 5.5 percentage points since 2011. Now, 16.8% of the population was born outside Australia, though this remains far below the national figure.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common here at 44.1%, followed by Australian (34.8%), Irish (12.4%), and Scottish (10.1%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 76.2% of people were born in Australia, 16.8% were born overseas, which is a little above the Tasmanian figure of 15.4%. Aside from Australia, the most common birthplaces are England (5.5%) and New Zealand (2.2%).
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 7117, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7117/7117-tas/topic/ancestry-heritage